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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beatrice say that Benedick is an expert at when they first converse in this play?
(a) Getting the last word.
(b) Speaking without thinking first.
(c) Alienating friends.
(d) Making a fool of himself.

2. What does Don John want to punish Claudio for?
(a) Being happy.
(b) Gaining more approval from Don Pedro than himself.
(c) Pursuing the girl he had set his eyes on.
(d) Being a better soldier than himself.

3. How are Hero and Beatrice related?
(a) They are sisters.
(b) Beatrice is Hero's aunt.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) Beatrice is an adopted sister to Hero.

4. What does Leonato ask Antonio to do after they have spoken about the mistaken idea of Don Pedro?
(a) Write a message to Don Pedro.
(b) Get some real evidence.
(c) Tell Hero.
(d) Keep it a secret.

5. Who is well respected for his part in the battle that ended just before the play begins?
(a) Balthasar.
(b) Leonato.
(c) Claudio.
(d) Benedick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is coming to visit Leonato at the beginning of the play?

2. What will accompany the feast for the evening of the soldier's arrival to Messina?

3. What does Antonio think Don Pedro's intentions are towards Hero?

4. What does Leonato arrange for when Antonio leaves after conversing about Don Pedro?

5. What does Don John tell Borachio he wishes would happen at the party at Leonato's house?

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