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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the "treacherous woman's" name begin with referred to in the palm reading?
(a) J.
(b) M.
(c) L.
(d) P.

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

3. What code word does Peachum tell the band to play when they hear it?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Macheath.
(c) Harmless.
(d) Polly.

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

5. How long ago does Polly say she meets Macheath?
(a) Ten days ago.
(b) Seven days ago.
(c) Two weeks ago.
(d) Three days ago.

6. Which character comes to arrest Macheath?
(a) Mr. Peachum.
(b) Smith.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Lucy.

7. What does Lucy say she wants from Mac in the jail?
(a) His money.
(b) His word of honor.
(c) For him to divorce Polly.
(d) To be an honest woman.

8. What does Jenny claim Mac does to her in their duet?
(a) Kiss her.
(b) Raped her.
(c) Beat her.
(d) Love her.

9. Who tells Jenny she looks "like sicked up milk"?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Polly.
(c) Molly.
(d) Mrs. Peachum.

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

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

12. What time is it at the beginning of Act Three Scene Nine?
(a) Five a.m.
(b) Nine a.m.
(c) Seven a.m.
(d) Two p.m.

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

14. Who sings "Song of the Insufficiency of Human Endeavor"?
(a) Macheath.
(b) Brown.
(c) Polly.
(d) Peachum.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mac says to Lucy that Polly wants to parade as his _________.

2. When is Macheath hanged?

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

4. When Mrs. Peachum comes to take Polly from the jail, what does she call Macheath?

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

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