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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 does Polly request the thugs do while she sings in Act One?
(a) Pretend they're customers at a bar.
(b) Pretend they're beggars.
(c) Pretend to pay her money.
(d) Dance.

2. What is the song about that Polly sings for the thugs?
(a) A seamstress.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) A dancer.
(d) A dishwasher.

3. What does Peachum tell his daughter to do in Act One Scene Three?
(a) Change clothes.
(b) Get divorced.
(c) Make dinner.
(d) Go back to Macheath.

4. What is Matthew's nickname?
(a) Matt the Murderer.
(b) Matt the Mint.
(c) Matt the Mooch.
(d) Matthew Moneybags.

5. For whom does the character Matt work?
(a) Deputy Smith.
(b) Macheath.
(c) Sheriff Brown.
(d) Jonathan Peachum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is spoken to in an "aside"?

2. What is Mr. Peachum's fee for services?

3. What happens to the fois gras for the feast?

4. What does Mac order the legs cut off from in Act One Scene Two?

5. What is the term for the style of production of The Threepenny Opera?

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