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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is mentioned in The Solomon Song?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Macheath.

2. What does Macheath say to Mrs. Peachum when he sees her outside the brothel?
(a) What are you doing here?
(b) Good afternoon, Ma'am.
(c) You witch!
(d) Where is Polly?

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

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

5. The Solomon Song is sung by whom?
(a) Macheath.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Mrs. Peachum.
(d) Polly.

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

7. Who sings, "They say I have a lovely ankle and the best proportions in the city"?
(a) Polly.
(b) Molly.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Lucy.

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

9. When speaking to Lucy in Act Three, when does Polly say she marries Macheath?
(a) Two weeks ago.
(b) Last month.
(c) The day before yesterday.
(d) A week ago.

10. When is Macheath hanged?
(a) At noon.
(b) At six.
(c) At eleven.
(d) At eight.

11. Who arrives in Act Three to get money from Mrs. Peachum?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Macheath.
(c) Polly.
(d) Lucy.

12. Who sings "Call from the Grave"?
(a) Mrs. Peachum.
(b) Polly.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Macheath.

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

14. Where is Lucy's bedroom?
(a) In Jenny's brothel.
(b) In the Peachum's home.
(c) Above the jail.
(d) At Macheath's house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mac say he learns "a deep withering stare"?

2. Who gives Macheath a palm reading?

3. Where does Mr. Peachum tell Filch to inform the police that Macheath is?

4. What does Brown do when Mac doesn't speak to him?

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

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