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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Jonathan Peachum's wife?
(a) Celia.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Polly.

2. Who is spoken to in an "aside"?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The audience.
(c) The director.
(d) The actors.

3. Who sings the prologue of The Threepenny Opera?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Polly.
(c) Macheath.
(d) The Ballad Singer.

4. Which thug mentions Lucy in Act One Scene Two?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Ned.
(d) Filch.

5. Why does Mac berate the Gang in Act One Scene Two?
(a) They forgets to bring candles.
(b) They doesn't inform the minister.
(c) He requests no bloodshed.
(d) He wants more gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jake's nickname?

2. What is the celebration for in Act One Scene Two?

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

4. What present do the thugs give to Polly?

5. Who is Matthew?

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