Do you really think the Duke was just having a holiday, or did you hear him confessing about the draconian statutes of the city? This Measure For Measure Act 1 Scene 3 Quiz will test your powers of recall of the true motives for hiding behind a friar’s habit. See if you can find the hidden agenda.
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Measure For Measure Act 1 Scene 3 Quiz Questions
- Who appears in Act 1 Scene 3 for the first time in the play?
- Where does Act 1 Scene 3 take place?
- Who is the Duke speaking to in this scene?
- What disguise does the Duke plan to take on?
- Why does the Duke say he is leaving Vienna?
- What does the Duke reveal about the city’s laws?
- Why does the Duke choose Angelo to enforce the laws?
- What emotion does the Duke express about his decision?
- What does the Duke hope to learn by disguising himself?
- What vice does the Duke believe has grown unchecked in Vienna?
- What is the Duke’s main criticism of his own leadership?
- What religious institution will the Duke disguise himself in?
- Who provides the Duke with the friar’s habit?
- What reason does the Duke give for not enforcing laws earlier?
- What does the Duke compare neglected laws to?
- What does the Duke ask Friar Thomas to do?
- What does the Duke say will happen if laws are suddenly enforced?
- What virtue does the Duke say Angelo represents?
- What does the Duke plan to do while disguised?
- Why does the Duke claim he trusts Friar Thomas?
- What theme is emphasized by the Duke’s speech?
- What emotion motivates the Duke’s disguise?
- How does the Duke describe Angelo’s personality?
- What does the Duke say about public opinion of his rule?
- Why does the Duke not directly confront moral corruption?
- What does Friar Thomas warn the Duke about?
- What does the Duke’s disguise symbolize?
- How does this scene advance the plot?
- What contrast does the Duke create between law and mercy?
- What key theme is established through the Duke’s decision?