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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In which setting does Act Three begin?
(a) The stable.
(b) The whorehouse.
(c) The Beggar's Friend, Ltd.
(d) The jail.

4. Who is found praying that Macheath is not found in Act Two Scene Six?
(a) Polly.
(b) Brown.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Lucy.

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

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

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

8. Where does Mac go after the whorehouse?
(a) To court.
(b) To Polly's house.
(c) To jail.
(d) To Winchester.

9. Which Egyptian king does Peachum tell Brown about?
(a) Ramses III.
(b) Nero.
(c) Ramses II.
(d) Antony.

10. When does Peachum tell Brown that Macheath must be in the gallows?
(a) Six o'clock.
(b) Four o'clock.
(c) Noon.
(d) Nine o'clock.

11. What does Peachum intend to disrupt the Coronation with?
(a) A circus performance.
(b) A bank heist.
(c) A demonstration of human misery.
(d) A robbery.

12. What is another name Macheath goes by?
(a) The Captain.
(b) Slick Fingers.
(c) The Lord.
(d) The Doctor.

13. 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.

14. What does Lucy call Polly in in Act Three Scene Eight?
(a) Pollyanna.
(b) A villain.
(c) Miss Peachum.
(d) A ragged wretch.

15. What does Macheath buy from Smith in the jail?
(a) More comfortable handcuffs.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Mrs. Peachum tell the ladies to return for their money?

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

3. Who sings, "They say I have a lovely ankle and the best proportions in the city"?

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

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

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