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Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure
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Reading Comprehension - Year 12 Advanced Course in English PMG
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1
The theme of
Measure for Measure is
the importance of being earnest
the temperance of justice with mercy
the light of hope in the face of defeat
the importance of laughter despite tragedy
2
Who said the following: “I crave death more willingly than mercy."
Pompey
Peter
Angelo
Claudio
3
The Duke assures Mariana that the "substitute bed partner" scheme is not immoral because
neither partner was a virgin
Angelo is Mariana's "husband on a pre-contract"
it was acceptable behavior during the Renaissance
the Duke himself thought up the scheme
4
Who said: "Here comes a man of comfort, whose advice/Hath often still'd my brawling discontent"
Francisca
Lucio
Mariana
Mistress Overdone
5
The basic plot of
Measure for Measure supposedly occurred in
Rome in 1580
Milan in 1547
Florence in 1525
Naples in 1600
6
In order to go unrecognized among his subjects, the Duke is disguised as a
an executioner
a friar
a nun
a servant
7
Who said : “Who is it that hath died for this offence? / There's many have committed it."
the Duke
Isabella
Juliet
Francisca
8
Pompey has a choice: serve a prison term or become an executioner's assistant, he decides to
learn a new trade -- executioner's assistant
serve a prison term of "two-score years"
commit suicide - not "wither away to a slow death in prison"
run away in the middle of the night
9
Which play was not written during Shakespeare's great tragedies (1601 -1608)?
Midsummer Night's Dream
All's Well that Ends Well
Measure for Measure
Troilus and Cressida
10
Angelo reneges on his promise to Isabella that he would free her brother because he
is cruel and amoral
was obeying orders from the Duke
intended to carry out the letter of the law, no matter what
feared that Claudio, if freed, would take his revenge
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Isabella is not weighing her brother's life against her virginity, but his life on earth vs.
reinstating her brother's reputation
his chances of living in hell
the everlasting life of her immortal soul
the remainder of her mortal life
