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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lucio joking about the first time he is on stage?
(a) Money.
(b) His mother.
(c) Gambling.
(d) His immoral life.

2. What is the Duke disguised as?
(a) A priest.
(b) A jailer.
(c) A Friar.
(d) A prisoner.

3. How does Claudio react when he first hears of the proposition made to Isabella?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Excited.
(c) Disgusted.
(d) Confused.

4. What does Pompey say people will always be tempted by?
(a) Money.
(b) Flesh.
(c) Power.
(d) Love.

5. Why does Angelo think the person he wronged will not speak out against him?
(a) He saw her joining the convent.
(b) He is too powerful.
(c) She is in mourning.
(d) She is too scared.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Duke not honor the wishes of his new deputy at the beginning of the play?

2. Who is trying to make an example of Claudio?

3. How long have the laws been unenforced in Vienna?

4. According to the disguised Duke, who would choose to keep their own life?

5. Why is Pompey unable to move Barnardine for his execution?

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