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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which prostitute has underwear with the "black lace border"?
(a) Molly.
(b) Betty.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Jenny.

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

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

4. Who gives Macheath a palm reading?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Polly.
(d) Jake.

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

6. Where does Mr. Peachum tell Filch to inform the police that Macheath is?
(a) Jenny's brothel.
(b) Highland.
(c) Suky Tawdry's place.
(d) Polly's room.

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

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

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

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

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

12. What does Lucy bring to Mac in the jail?
(a) His hat and cane.
(b) The keys.
(c) His coat.
(d) Her father.

13. What do the prostitutes talk about after Jenny's exit in the brothel?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Underwear.
(c) Men.
(d) Music.

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

15. Mac says to Lucy that Polly wants to parade as his _________.
(a) Widow.
(b) Lover.
(c) Mistress.
(d) Wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offers to "settle the bill" when Macheath is taken away?

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

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

4. How much money does Mac ask Jake and Matthew for from jail?

5. What does the "treacherous woman's" name begin with referred to in the palm reading?

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