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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the Duke appointing a new deputy?
(a) The city is growing.
(b) The old one died.
(c) He wants less responsibilities.
(d) He is going away.

2. What does Claudio's sister promise to do when she hears of her brother's arrest?
(a) Bless him.
(b) Try to help him.
(c) Pray for him.
(d) Visit him.

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

4. What word does Escalus use to describe the Constable?
(a) Impressive.
(b) Impersonal.
(c) Incompetent.
(d) Ineffective.

5. Why is the woman so frank when speaking to the Duke?
(a) She thinks he is a friar.
(b) She recognizes him.
(c) She hopes he can help.
(d) She has spoken to nobody in days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Isabella plan to tell of Angelo's offer to her?

2. What is Lucio joking about the first time he is on stage?

3. What does Claudio's friend call his sister when he finds her?

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

5. What does Angelo say Isabella can do to save her brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What message does Angelo send the Provost while the Duke is in the prison?

2. What is the Provost doing with Claudio, and why?

3. Why does the Duke choose to appoint Angelo as the new deputy?

4. What does Isabella say at the end of the first scene she appears in?

5. What arguments are brought against the death of Claudio in Act 2, Scene 2?

6. How does the Duke help Claudio prepare for death?

7. What does Lucio say to the disguised Duke in the prison?

8. Who is Mariana?

9. What does Isabella do when she meets with Angelo?

10. What does the Duke do to get the Provost to disobey Angelo's orders?

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