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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Hero when she hears some untrue accusations at her wedding?
(a) She cries.
(b) She runs away.
(c) She slaps and spits on Claudio.
(d) She faints.

2. What is the final order given to the night watch from the constable of Messina?
(a) Check the locks on all houses.
(b) Listen for crying children.
(c) Watch for lone women on the road.
(d) Avoid all forms of alcohol.

3. What does Margaret help Hero do on the morning of her wedding?
(a) Choose a gown.
(b) Calm her nerves.
(c) Adorn her hair.
(d) Write her vows.

4. Who is the main interrogator of Borachio?
(a) Leonato.
(b) The sexton.
(c) Dogberry.
(d) Verges.

5. Who is under arrest in the jail on the morning of Hero's wedding?
(a) Borachio and Conrade.
(b) Benedick and Don John.
(c) Claudio and Benedick.
(d) Don John and Borachio.

6. What does Conrade call Verges after the sexton leaves the interrogation?
(a) A knave and a half.
(b) A blathering fool.
(c) An ass.
(d) A coxcomb.

7. What news does Ursula bring Benedick and Beatrice as they are discussing traditional wooing?
(a) Leonato has challenged Claudio to a duel.
(b) Don John has fled the country.
(c) Borachio has been arrested.
(d) Hero has been proven innocent.

8. What does Antonio tell Leonato will relieve his suffering soul?
(a) Talking with Hero alone.
(b) Communicating his thoughts and feelings.
(c) Finding other amusement.
(d) Asking the Friar for forgiveness.

9. Who is the person willing to pay Borachio for his part in the plot to dishonor Hero?
(a) Don Pedro.
(b) Claudio.
(c) Benedick.
(d) Don John.

10. What kept Beatrice awake all night the night before Hero's wedding?
(a) Thoughts of Benedick.
(b) The noisy night-guard.
(c) A wounded animal outside her window.
(d) Nervousness for Hero.

11. Who wakes up Beatrice on the morning of Hero's wedding?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Benedick.
(c) Hero.
(d) Ursula.

12. What is Claudio's response when asked if he wants to marry Hero during the wedding ceremony?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) Never.
(d) Maybe.

13. Where does Dogberry plan to take his prisoners after the interrogation is over?
(a) Leonato's house.
(b) The church.
(c) The town square of Messina.
(d) The jail.

14. What is the first question that the constable of Messina asks his new assistant constable?
(a) If he can read or right.
(b) If he knows the people of the town.
(c) If he has ever broken the law.
(d) If he is from Messina.

15. What literary role does the constable of Messina play in this plot?
(a) Foil.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Villain.
(d) Comic Relief.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the beginning of Act 4 take place?

2. What does the constable tell the night watch to do with vagrants?

3. What has happened to the man who paid Borachio for his part in the plot to dishonor Hero?

4. What do Beatrice and Margaret tease Hero about on the morning of her wedding?

5. Where does Leonato go when his visitor on the morning of Hero's wedding leaves?

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