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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isabella ask Angelo when she meets with him the day after pleading for her brother's life?
(a) If she gave him enough time.
(b) If there is anything she can do to change his mind.
(c) If he has changed his mind.
(d) If she can take her brother's place.

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

3. What has Claudio been arrested for?
(a) Stealing bread.
(b) Hitting a priest.
(c) Gambling on Sunday.
(d) Impregnating his fiancee.

4. How do the people in Vienna view the laws, according to the Duke?
(a) They don't know them.
(b) They laugh at them.
(c) They fear them.
(d) They have forgotten them.

5. Who does the Duke plan to speak with when he leaves the scene after talking to the woman?
(a) Claudio.
(b) Angelo.
(c) The Pope.
(d) The Provost.

6. When does Angelo ask to see Isabella again after she pleads for her brother's life?
(a) On Sunday.
(b) The next day.
(c) After her brother's execution.
(d) When the Duke returns.

7. Who have men been sent to find after Claudio's arrest?
(a) The Baron.
(b) The Prince.
(c) The Pope.
(d) The Duke.

8. What is Claudio's sister's name?
(a) Brittania.
(b) Portia.
(c) Julia.
(d) Isabella.

9. What is the punishment for Claudio's crime?
(a) Beheading.
(b) Life in prison.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Drawn and Quartered.

10. What do the gentlemen in scene two say they probably have as a result of their lifestyle?
(a) Illegitimate children.
(b) Debt.
(c) Enemies.
(d) Venerial diseases.

11. What is Claudio's sister doing while he is being arrested?
(a) Getting married.
(b) Burrying her husband.
(c) Becoming a nun.
(d) Having a baby.

12. What is the name of the Friar the Duke speaks with in Act 1?
(a) Bryan.
(b) Lucas.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Ryan.

13. Why does the Duke not honor the wishes of his new deputy at the beginning of the play?
(a) He does not have that power.
(b) He has no doubts about his abilities.
(c) He needs proof of worth first.
(d) He is in a hurry.

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

15. What does Isabella hate about her brother?
(a) His lack of faith.
(b) The crime he committed.
(c) The confidence he has.
(d) His despair.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Escalus describe the new deputy?

2. How long has it been since someone was killed for fornication?

3. Who leads Claudio through the streets when he is arrested?

4. How is the Duke afraid of being viewed by the people?

5. What about Isabella allows Angelo to be vulnerable?

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