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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Does Macheath want Polly to let out his rooms?
2. What does Polly get to revive her mother in Act One Scene Three?
3. Who sings the Ballad of Sexual Obsession?
4. What is Low-Dive Jenny's profession?
5. What does Polly ask of Macheath before he goes?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where is The Threepenny Opera set? Include the general setting and specific settings.
2. Who does Mrs. Peachum pay to give her information about Macheath's whereabouts? What is this character's reaction?
3. What does Lucy refer to Polly as in Act Three? Why?
4. Describe Mr. Peachum. What is his business? What is his demeanor toward others?
5. What does Jenny tell Macheath when she reads his palm?
6. What does Macheath decide to do after hearing the charges? What are his directions to Polly?
7. What sort of stock character does Polly most closely resemble? Is she a likable character? Why or why not?
8. What is an antihero? How is an antihero different from a tragic hero?
9. Who is Low-Dive Jenny? What does she do for a living? What does she look like?
10. Describe the story told in The Barbara Song. Who sings it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the time period and setting of The Threepenny Opera. What events occur to create the economic and social climate that the play inhabits? How does this play into the musical?
Essay Topic 2
How does The Threepenny Opera differ from more traditional musicals of its time? How does it differ today? Use examples from the text and references to prior productions to support your claim.
Essay Topic 3
Describe how the allusion to Judas' betrayal relates to The Threepenny Opera. Which character is seen as Judas? What actions does that character do similarly and what is the outcome of those actions? Are there consequences for those actions?
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