Measure for Measure Quizzes

Measure for Measure Quiz 1

By Rheanna Bates · Last reviewed February 05, 2000

1 Who is second in charge to both the Duke and Angelo?

Claudio

Lucio

Friar Thomas

Escalus
2 Where does Measure for Measure take place?

Vienna

Paris

Venice

Naples
3 Which crime is Claudio charged with?

cheating

fornication

gambling

theft
4 Isabella, Claudio's sister, is in training to be a:

teacher

wife

nun

nurse
5 Why does the Duke give Angelo power over Vienna?

to test Escalus's sense of duty

so Angelo can clean up the city

he wishes for a vacation

he thinks Angelo is a better leader than he
6 Rather than leave the city, the Duke disguises himself as:

a friar

a jailer

a doctor

a teacher
7 Why does Claudio get Isabella involved in his case?

to soothe Juliet

to teach her about the world

because she is an experienced rhetorician

because she might persuade Angelo
8 Lucio can be best characterized as a(n):

indulgent, lusty man

admirer of virtue

model of mercy

man of restraint
9 What does Escalus think of Claudio's punishment?

the laws for the crime should be rewritten

he thinks it is overly harsh

he doesn't believe in mercy for Claudio

he thinks it is deserved
10 The name of the silly, muddled constable is:

Barnardine

Elbow

Pompey

Froth
11 Under what condition will Angelo let Claudio live?

that Claudio will be banished

if Isabella will sleep with him

if Isabella marries him

if the Duke resigns
12 Who engineers Claudio's escape and survival from punishment?

Isabella

the Provost

the Duke

Escalus
13 Who is Mariana?

a prostitute

a nun

Claudio's fiancee

Angelo's former fiancee
14 Lucio gets into trouble with the Duke for:

spreading slanders about him

hindering plans to save Claudio

revealing the Duke midway through the play

telling people about the Duke's mistress
15 Which woman sleeps with Angelo in the play?

Isabella

Kate Keepdown

Juliet

Mariana
16 Who is supposed to be executed along with Claudio?

Barnardine

Froth

Pompey

the pirate
17 When Angelo's conditions for Claudio's release are met, Angelo:

releases Claudio

contacts the Duke for advice

speeds up Claudio's execution

sentences him to prison
18 Why does the Duke tell Isabella her brother is dead?

she needs to learn to treasure her brother

so that she won't expose his plan

so that she will be happier when she learns the truth

so she will make Angelo feel guilty
19 What is Angelo's reaction at receiving the Duke's position?

he is glad for the power

he secretly thinks he will be better than the Duke

he doesn't want the position

he is humbled by the power
20 Mistress Overdone is:

a nun

Lucio's former mistress

Claudio's main defender

proprietor of a whorehouse
21 What else does Angelo do to clean up the city, besides sentencing Claudio?

makes church-going mandatory

bans public festivals

shuts down all whorehouses outside the city

jails all bawds and lecherous persons
22 What evidence is there that Claudio committed fornication, or lechery?

Lucio catches him

his fiancee is pregnant

a prostitute's testimony

Juliet informs on him
23 The Duke's assumed name when he dresses up as a friar is:

Peter

Thomas

Dominic

Ludovico
24 Which of these characters is aware of the Duke's disguise before the end?

Isabella

Angelo

Friar Thomas

The Provost
25 Who convinces Isabella to advocate for her brother?

The Duke, in disguise

Lucio

the Provost

Claudio himself

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