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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the fois gras for the feast?
(a) The police confiscate it.
(b) Jimmy eats it.
(c) It is stolen.
(d) Someone drops it.

2. What is the name of the song the thugs sing at the feast?
(a) Wedding song for the Less Well-off.
(b) The Day of Bill's Last Breath.
(c) The Wedding Ballad.
(d) The Church Bells of Manchester.

3. Who is Matthew?
(a) A beggar.
(b) A thief.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) A pimp.

4. What is Macheath's nickname?
(a) The Dark Knight.
(b) The Prince of Thieves.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) Mac the Knife.

5. Which character says, "What do you mean, pretty? It's not pretty, you idiot! It's art, it's not pretty."
(a) Polly.
(b) Ned.
(c) Mr. Peachum.
(d) Macheath.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character says, "Where'er you go I shall be with you"?

2. What "surprise gift" do the thugs uncover at the end of Act One Scene Two?

3. Whose coronation is taking place during the time of the play?

4. Who pays Mac a visit in Act One Scene Two?

5. Which character sings a morning hymn in Act One Scene One?

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