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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Juliet sent away from the prison at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) She is not allowed to see Claudio.
(b) She is being arrested as well.
(c) Her father is ill.
(d) She is in labor.

2. What does the Duke tell his new deputy to use in judgment?
(a) His mind.
(b) His soul.
(c) The law.
(d) His heart.

3. What does Escalus say he will do if Pompey is arrested again?
(a) Throw him in prison.
(b) Have him whipped.
(c) Tell his wife.
(d) Fine him heavily.

4. What does the woman tell the disguised Duke in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) She hates Angelo.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She does not want to die.
(d) She has repented.

5. What has Angelo never had a weakness for in the past?
(a) Greed.
(b) Breaking the law.
(c) Trying to be popular.
(d) Human appetites.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who have men been sent to find after Claudio's arrest?

2. What position does Escalus hold?

3. How does Isabella respond to Angelo's offer to spare her brother?

4. Who argues with Angelo about Claudio's sentence at the beginning of Act 2?

5. How does the Duke feel about what the woman tells him in Act 2, Scene 3?

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