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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will the new plan to break up Hero and Claudio do to Hero?
(a) Ruin her reputation.
(b) Break her heart.
(c) Show her true nature.
(d) Put her in prison.

2. 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.

3. What does Benedick tell Beatrice she has when they first converse together in this play?
(a) A hard heart.
(b) A sharp tongue.
(c) A quick wit.
(d) A lofty view.

4. What is the song sung in the orchard about?
(a) Friendship.
(b) War.
(c) Love.
(d) Infidelity.

5. Who does Don Pedro say he got his information about Beatrice from when he is in the orchard with Claudio?
(a) Hero.
(b) Ursula.
(c) Leonato.
(d) Beatrice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claudio say is Benedick's reason for seeming more serious than usual?

2. What does Benedick ask his servant to retrieve for him when he is walking in the orchard?

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

4. What does Benedick plan to do as Don Pedro and the other men leave the orchard?

5. Why does Hero say it will be so easy to make Beatrice believe Benedick loves her?

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