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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Mrs. Peachum tell the ladies to return for their money?
(a) Thursday.
(b) After the Coronation.
(c) Before the Coronation.
(d) Next week.

2. Where does Macheath go first after leaving Polly?
(a) The jail.
(b) A brothel.
(c) A church.
(d) The train station.

3. What thug is in the company of the prostitutes?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Jake.
(c) Ned.
(d) Richard.

4. What does Lucy bring for Polly to eat in in Act Three Scene Eight?
(a) Bread and butter.
(b) Wine and cheese.
(c) Steak and eggs.
(d) Coffee and cake.

5. What is Mac concerned about "coming out" to Brown?
(a) His affair with Polly.
(b) His business.
(c) His cheating him at cards.
(d) His affair with Lucy.

6. What day does Macheath regularly visit the brothel?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Thursday.

7. What does Lucy call Polly in in Act Three Scene Eight?
(a) A ragged wretch.
(b) A villain.
(c) Pollyanna.
(d) Miss Peachum.

8. What does Mac order for his last meal?
(a) Asparagus.
(b) Macaroni and Cheese.
(c) A steak.
(d) An omelet.

9. Who does Brown arrive to arrest in Act Three?
(a) Peachum.
(b) Polly.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Macheath.

10. What is Polly referred to as by Lucy?
(a) The Roach of Old Soho.
(b) The Rose of Old Soho.
(c) The Villain of Old Soho.
(d) The Witch of Old Soho.

11. Who wi once Jenny's pimp?
(a) Tiger Brown.
(b) Jake.
(c) Mr. Peachum.
(d) Macheath.

12. Where are the bells ringing from?
(a) Westminster.
(b) East London.
(c) Big Ben.
(d) Manchester.

13. How much money does Mac ask Jake and Matthew for from jail?
(a) 800 pounds.
(b) 1,000 pounds.
(c) 100 pounds.
(d) 400 pounds.

14. Where does in Act Three Scene Nine take place?
(a) The death cell.
(b) The whorehouse.
(c) The church.
(d) The stable.

15. What playwright is mentioned in The Solomon Song?
(a) Brecht.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Marlowe.
(d) Moliere.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Brown where Macheath is located in Act Three?

2. What does Mr. Peachum tell Celia to get for the ladies in Act Three?

3. Whom does Mrs. Peachum tell to escort the girls to the door in Act Three?

4. Who sings, "They say I have a lovely ankle and the best proportions in the city"?

5. What code word does Peachum tell the band to play when they hear it?

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