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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are people jamming the streets in Act Three Scene Nine?
(a) For the Coronation.
(b) To witness Macheath's execution.
(c) To witness Macheath's wedding.
(d) To watch the parade.

2. Who sings "Ballade of Immoral Earnings"?
(a) Mac and Jenny.
(b) Mac and Lucy.
(c) Polly and Mrs. Peachum.
(d) Jake and Lucy.

3. What is another name Macheath goes by?
(a) The Doctor.
(b) The Lord.
(c) The Captain.
(d) Slick Fingers.

4. What is Jake doing while Mac is arrested?
(a) Reading.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Hiding.

5. What does Mr. Peachum tell Celia to get for the ladies in Act Three?
(a) Wine.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Money.
(d) Dinner.

6. Who sings the song, "What Keeps Mankind Alive"?
(a) Polly and Mr. Peachum.
(b) Mac and Jenny.
(c) Lucy and Jenny.
(d) Lucy and Tiger Brown.

7. Who comes to see Macheath in in Act Three Scene Nine first?
(a) Molly and Jenny.
(b) Jake and Matt.
(c) Polly.
(d) Lucy.

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

9. Who says, "One must live well to know what living is"?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Mrs. Peachum.
(c) Peachum.
(d) Macheath.

10. What does Lucy reveal to Polly in in Act Three Scene Eight?
(a) She knows where Macheath is.
(b) She's married to Macheath.
(c) She's married to Tiger Brown.
(d) She's not pregant.

11. When Mrs. Peachum comes to take Polly from the jail, what does she call Macheath?
(a) Don Juan.
(b) Monster.
(c) Nero.
(d) Villain.

12. Who says, "a man is always afraid of a woman who loves him too much"?
(a) Molly.
(b) Celia.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Polly.

13. How much does Macheath offer Smith as a bribe in Act Three?
(a) One hundred pounds.
(b) One thousand pounds.
(c) Five hundred pounds.
(d) Ten thousand pounds.

14. How is Mac executed?
(a) Lethal Injection.
(b) Beheading.
(c) Firing Squad.
(d) Hanging.

15. How does Macheath try to escape at the brothel?
(a) Through the cellar.
(b) From the back door.
(c) From the window.
(d) From the front door.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucy bring to Mac in the jail?

2. Who sings "Song of the Insufficiency of Human Endeavor"?

3. Who arrives in Act Three to get money from Mrs. Peachum?

4. Where does in Act Three Scene Nine take place?

5. What does Lucy say she wants from Mac in the jail?

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