Measure for Measure Study Guide

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

• Claudio
• Escalus
• Lucio
• Friar Thomas

2. Where does Measure for Measure take place?

• Venice
• Vienna
• Naples
• Paris

3. Which crime is Claudio charged with?

• gambling
• cheating
• theft
• fornication

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

• nun
• wife
• teacher
• nurse

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

• to test Escalus's sense of duty
• he wishes for a vacation
• he thinks Angelo is a better leader than he
• so Angelo can clean up the city

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
• because she might persuade Angelo
• to teach her about the world
• because she is an experienced rhetorician

8. Lucio can be best characterized as a(n):

• man of restraint
• indulgent, lusty man
• model of mercy
• admirer of virtue

9. What does Escalus think of Claudio's punishment?

• he thinks it is deserved
• he doesn't believe in mercy for Claudio
• he thinks it is overly harsh
• the laws for the crime should be rewritten

10. The name of the silly, muddled constable is:

• Pompey
• Barnardine
• Elbow
• Froth