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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Filch rush in to tell Peachum is on their way?
(a) The police.
(b) Macheath.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Polly.

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

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

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

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

6. Who sings the Jealousy Duet?
(a) Lucy and Jenny.
(b) Lucy and Polly.
(c) Jenny and Polly.
(d) Jenny and Molly.

7. Whom does Mrs. Peachum tell to escort the girls to the door in Act Three?
(a) Macheath.
(b) Filch.
(c) Polly.
(d) Mr. Peachum.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What is Macheath's "Tragic Flaw"?
(a) Recklessness.
(b) Sexual urges.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Pride.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Peachum tell Brown that Macheath must be in the gallows?

2. What do the prostitutes talk about after Jenny's exit in the brothel?

3. What time is it at the beginning of Act Three Scene Nine?

4. What is the title of Act Three Scene Eight?

5. Who does Brown arrive to arrest in Act Three?

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