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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is done with Ragozine's body?
(a) He is placed in front of the prison.
(b) The head is sent to Angelo.
(c) He is executed in Claudio's place.
(d) He is buried.

2. Who does Angelo know he has wronged while the Duke is gone?
(a) Mariana.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Lucio.
(d) Claudio.

3. What does the disguised Duke tell Lucio to do when the Duke returns?
(a) Accuse him of the crimes he has seen.
(b) Plead Claudio's case with him.
(c) Tell him about Angelo's cruelty.
(d) Tell him about the kind Friar.

4. What does Isabella threaten to do to Angelo when he tells her Claudio is dead?
(a) Castrate him.
(b) Curse him to hell.
(c) Pluck his eyes out.
(d) Spread rumors about him.

5. According to the disguised Duke, who would choose to keep their own life?
(a) Fools.
(b) All men.
(c) Sinners.
(d) Power seekers.

6. What does the Duke want brought to the gate when he returns to the city?
(a) Trumpets.
(b) His crown.
(c) Jewels.
(d) Some chairs.

7. What are the men reading letters from the Duke worried about?
(a) The Duke's safety.
(b) The Duke's sanity.
(c) The Duke's judgment.
(d) The Duke's reputation.

8. What does the Duke tell Angelo's fiancee to calm her fears about the plan?
(a) She will come to love him soon enough.
(b) It is not a sin since they are engaged.
(c) Isabella has no feelings for Angelo.
(d) Angelo will forgive her when he remembers how lovely she is.

9. Who does the Duke say will free Claudio from prison when he meets the provost there?
(a) Angelo.
(b) Escalus.
(c) The Duke.
(d) Isabella.

10. What does the Duke say provides Ragozine's death?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Fate.
(c) Providence.
(d) Angels.

11. Who does the Duke have Isabella deliver a letter to for him?
(a) The Pope.
(b) The Provost.
(c) Friar Peter.
(d) Angelo.

12. What does Pompey compare prostitutes to?
(a) Artists.
(b) Jailers.
(c) Businessmen.
(d) Salesmen.

13. What is the name of the executioner?
(a) Aboreton.
(b) Abidgement.
(c) Abhorson.
(d) Absalom.

14. What does Lucio ask the Duke about in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) The Duke.
(b) Angelo.
(c) Claudio.
(d) The church.

15. How long does the Duke order Claudio's execution to be delayed for?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 1 day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Duke tell Isabella to put her faith in when she is told Claudio was killed?

2. Who does Isabella think should accuse Angelo of fornication?

3. Who is reading letters from the Duke at the end of Act 4?

4. What does Isabella tell Claudio she wishes for him as she leaves after telling him about Angelo's proposition?

5. Why is Angelo's fiancee reluctant to be a part of the Duke's plan?

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