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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sings the Jealousy Duet?
(a) Lucy and Polly.
(b) Jenny and Polly.
(c) Jenny and Molly.
(d) Lucy and Jenny.

2. What happens with Jenny's baby?
(a) She raises it.
(b) She aborts it.
(c) She gives it up for adoption.
(d) She leaves it on a doorstep.

3. What does Mac order for his last meal?
(a) Asparagus.
(b) Macaroni and Cheese.
(c) An omelet.
(d) A steak.

4. How much does Macheath offer Smith as a bribe in Act Three?
(a) Five hundred pounds.
(b) Ten thousand pounds.
(c) One thousand pounds.
(d) One hundred pounds.

5. How is Mac executed?
(a) Firing Squad.
(b) Beheading.
(c) Lethal Injection.
(d) Hanging.

6. When Mrs. Peachum comes to take Polly from the jail, what does she call Macheath?
(a) Nero.
(b) Don Juan.
(c) Monster.
(d) Villain.

7. What does Mrs. Peachum bring to Polly in Act Three Scene Eight?
(a) A kitten.
(b) A noose.
(c) A divorce certificate.
(d) A widow's dress.

8. Who offers to "settle the bill" when Macheath is taken away?
(a) Smith.
(b) Mrs. Peachum.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Mr. Peachum.

9. Where does Mac say he learns "a deep withering stare"?
(a) From his father.
(b) The Bible.
(c) From his mother.
(d) The whorehouse.

10. Where does Mr. Peachum tell Filch to inform the police that Macheath is?
(a) Jenny's brothel.
(b) Suky Tawdry's place.
(c) Polly's room.
(d) Highland.

11. Who wi once Jenny's pimp?
(a) Jake.
(b) Tiger Brown.
(c) Mr. Peachum.
(d) Macheath.

12. When does Peachum tell Brown that Macheath must be in the gallows?
(a) Four o'clock.
(b) Six o'clock.
(c) Noon.
(d) Nine o'clock.

13. Where does Macheath go first after leaving Polly?
(a) A brothel.
(b) The jail.
(c) A church.
(d) The train station.

14. Who is found praying that Macheath is not found in Act Two Scene Six?
(a) Brown.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Polly.
(d) Jenny.

15. What does Macheath say to Mrs. Peachum when he sees her outside the brothel?
(a) Good afternoon, Ma'am.
(b) You witch!
(c) Where is Polly?
(d) What are you doing here?

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucy say she wants from Mac in the jail?

2. What does Jenny claim Mac does to her in their duet?

3. What does the "treacherous woman's" name begin with referred to in the palm reading?

4. Who sings the song, "What Keeps Mankind Alive"?

5. What does Mr. Peachum tell Celia to get for the ladies in Act Three?

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