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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mac order for his last meal?
(a) A steak.
(b) Macaroni and Cheese.
(c) Asparagus.
(d) An omelet.

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

3. Where does Mac say he learns "a deep withering stare"?
(a) The whorehouse.
(b) The Bible.
(c) From his mother.
(d) From his father.

4. Who tells Brown where Macheath is located in Act Three?
(a) Polly.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Mrs. Peachum.
(d) Molly.

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

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

7. What does Brown do when Mac doesn't speak to him?
(a) Slaps him.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Weeps.
(d) Arrests him.

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

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

10. Why does Polly say she's come to see Lucy in Act Three Scene eight?
(a) To visit Macheath.
(b) To eat dinner.
(c) To apologize.
(d) To slap her.

11. How does Macheath pay Smith for his purchase in the jail?
(a) In cash.
(b) With food.
(c) By check.
(d) With change.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much does Macheath offer Smith as a bribe in Act Three?

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

4. The Solomon Song is sung by whom?

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

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