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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Leonato send to do what he is summoned for on the morning of Hero's wedding?
(a) Benedick.
(b) Dogberry.
(c) Don Pedro.
(d) Beatrice.

2. What do Benedick and Beatrice discuss when Beatrice enters the scene after Benedick's soliloquy?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Hero's innocence.
(c) Courtship and marriage.
(d) Benedick's duel with Claudio.

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

4. Who does the constable of Messina tell his night watch to not wake during the night?
(a) Nurses.
(b) Children.
(c) The constable.
(d) The prince.

5. Who stays with Hero to make her well after Claudio leaves the wedding ceremony?
(a) Friar Francis and Leonato.
(b) Borachio and Conrade.
(c) Don John and Don Pedro.
(d) Benedick and Beatrice.

6. Where does most of Act 3, Scene 4 take place?
(a) Hero's bedroom.
(b) The orchard.
(c) The town square of Messina.
(d) Leonato's Main Hall.

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

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

9. Who finally unravels the plot used to dishonor Hero?
(a) Verges.
(b) The sexton.
(c) Dogberry.
(d) Leonato.

10. What is Claudio planning to do at his wedding?
(a) Not show up.
(b) Shame Hero.
(c) Question Leonato about his daughter's whereabouts the night before.
(d) Marry his love.

11. Who comes to Leonato's house the morning of Hero's wedding?
(a) Don John.
(b) Dogberry.
(c) Claudio.
(d) Beatrice.

12. What news makes Leonato think that the rumor against his daughter is true?
(a) He can see the guilt in her eyes.
(b) Margaret had heard her in the next room the night before.
(c) Claudio saw her.
(d) She did not stay with Beatrice the night before.

13. Whom does Leonato ask for help when his daughter's wedding goes awry?
(a) Friar Francis.
(b) Benedick.
(c) Don John.
(d) Don Pedro.

14. What does the constable of Messina want his night watch to do at the alehouses?
(a) Force the owners to close it.
(b) Get him a drink.
(c) Ask the owner which of the patrons need extra attention.
(d) Send the drunks home.

15. Why does Claudio tell Benedick he is looking for him after leaving Leonato's presence?
(a) They are writing a public denouncement of Hero.
(b) They need some comforting speech from him.
(c) They are readying themselves to leave.
(d) They want to hear his jokes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who announces the time when Hero must go to the church on the morning of her wedding?

2. Why does Claudio refuse to fight Leonato at the beginning of Act 5?

3. What is the name of the constable of Messina?

4. How often does Claudio promise to read the written statement declaring Hero's innocence?

5. Where does Act 5, Scene 3 take place?

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