Worksheets"The Choice" (The Lady, or the Tiger?) SCOPE
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which best describes the king’s system of justice?
The accused are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
The public decides the fate of the accused.
The innocence or guilt of the accused is
determined by chance.
The king makes the final judgment on a
person’s innocence or guilt.
In Scene 3, Thomas says to Princess Margaret, “Sweet and prickly, just like you.” He means that she
has a strong sense of justice.
is generous to her subjects.
smells like Rosa Mundi.
has both a gentle side and a bad-tempered side.
Which pair of lines contribute to the characterization of the princess as “prickly”?
“What did he steal?” and “Father, is it fair to
conclude that he—”
“Of course. We are undeniably perfect for each
other” and “Father, I love Thomas.”
“Do you think for a moment that I care what
happens to you? Let me see her!” and “The
princess’s face goes dark.”
“I beg you, just for a moment” and “He is
audacious. It’s one of the reasons I love him.”
Choose the best summary of the play.
A peasant accused of royal theft is put on trial.
A princess gives a servant one of her most
prized possessions.
A princess tormented by jealousy holds her
true love’s fate in her hands.
Hired mourners pretend to grieve for an
accused criminal eaten by a tiger.
Scene 5 reveals that Princess Margaret
will rely on Lady Anne and Lady Helen to make the decision about Thomas’s fate.
has mixed feelings and contradictory ideas about what she should signal to Thomas.
will send Thomas to the chamber that holds Lady Isabella.
will send Thomas to the chamber that holds the tiger.
This play explores ideas about __________. Choose TWO answers.
jealousy
bravery
making choices
friendship
The man downstairs seems to have an unpleasant (a) , always angry or yelling at people.
The school newspaper has a responsibility to remain (a) ; they have promised not to favor one student council president candidate over another.
Our family was (a) when we heard the tragic news.
The museum’s portraits are in fancy (a) frames.
In "The Choice," Princess Margaret remarks that Thomas is (a) ; his bravery is one of the reasons she loves him.
In the movie Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Sirius Black says, “We’ve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on.” What does he mean? How does this idea apply to Princess Margaret?
