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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Barnardine been a prisoner?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 12 years.

2. Who offers Pompey a position in the prison?
(a) The Duke.
(b) The provost.
(c) Escalus.
(d) The executioner.

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

4. Who does Mariana think should accuse Angelo of fornication?
(a) Isabella.
(b) The Duke.
(c) Juliet.
(d) Mariana.

5. What does the Duke give to the person who knows his disguise at the end of Act 4?
(a) Edicts.
(b) Letters.
(c) Directions.
(d) Money.

6. What is Barnardine arrested for?
(a) Treason.
(b) Murder.
(c) Prostitution.
(d) Thievery.

7. Who arranges a rendezvous with Angelo at the beginning of Act 4?
(a) Juliet.
(b) The Duke.
(c) Mariana.
(d) Isabella.

8. Why is Angelo's fiancee reluctant to be a part of the Duke's plan?
(a) She does not want to make Angelo angry.
(b) She does not want to hurt Isabella's feelings.
(c) She does not love Angelo anymore.
(d) She does not want to sin.

9. Whose child does Mistress Overdone raise?
(a) Lucio's.
(b) Claudio's.
(c) Angelo's.
(d) The Duke's.

10. When will the rendezvous with Angelo take place?
(a) Tomorrow afternoon.
(b) That night.
(c) The next morning.
(d) The next week.

11. How long has Mistress Overdone been a prostitute?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 12 years.

12. What does Lucio say to Isabella after news of Claudio's supposed execution has spread?
(a) He tried to stop it.
(b) He is sorry.
(c) He got what he deserved.
(d) He loves her.

13. What does the disguised Duke tell Escalus is lacking in people?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Intergity.
(c) Patience.
(d) Virtue.

14. Why does Barnardine refuse to be executed in Claudio's place?
(a) He has not spoken with a priest.
(b) He is innocent.
(c) He has not eaten.
(d) He is too drunk.

15. Who does Angelo's fiancee ask for permission to be a part of the plan?
(a) The Duke.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Her father.
(d) A priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claudio ask the Duke to do for him after Isabella leaves?

2. Who will explain the plan to Angelo's fiancee?

3. How does Ragozine die?

4. What does the Duke want brought to the gate when he returns to the city?

5. What is the occupation of Angelo's fiancee's brother?

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