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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who offers to "settle the bill" when Macheath is taken away?
(a) Mrs. Peachum.
(b) Smith.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Mr. Peachum.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When is Macheath hanged?

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