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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. What is the name of the song Macheath and Brown sing at the feast?

2. Why does Mac berate the Gang in Act One Scene Two?

3. What does Macheath always wear?

4. What happens to the soldier's in Macheath and Brown's ballad in Act One?

5. Whose coronation is taking place during the time of the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Low-Dive Jenny? What does she do for a living? What does she look like?

2. What do the Peachum's suggest Polly do about her marriage? What is her response?

3. What does Macheath decide to do after hearing the charges? What are his directions to Polly?

4. Compare and contrast Lucy and Polly. How are they alike? How are they different?

5. Who is Lucy and why does Macheath not want her mentioned in the feast scene?

6. Describe the character of Macheath. What is his physical demeanor? What is his profession?

7. What does Peachum say to Brown to convince him not to arrest him?

8. What is Peachum arranging the beggars to do in Act Three? Why?

9. Describe Macheath's relationship to Jenny.

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

Macheath and Mr. Peachum are the driving forces in The Threepenny Opera. Compare and contrast these. How are they alike? How are they different? What do they symbolize in regards to the theme?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the tenets of Marxism. How do they apply to The Threepenny Opera? Use examples from the text to support your point.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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