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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leonato say he would prefer to a slandered daughter?
(a) That he had some evidence the rumor is not true.
(b) That she were dead.
(c) That he were dead.
(d) That he had never met Claudio.

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

3. What does the constable of Messina tell his night watch to do to the people of Messina who refuse to obey their orders?
(a) Use force to arrest them.
(b) Let them go free.
(c) Ask them where they are going.
(d) Write down their names.

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

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

6. What is Leonato so torn about at the beginning of Act 5?
(a) Challenging Claudio to a dual or allowing him to leave peacefully.
(b) Believing Hero is innocent and believing the evidence against her.
(c) Disowning his daughter or forgiving her.
(d) Sending Hero away, or locking her up in his house.

7. What does Hero ask Beatrice about when she comes to help Hero get ready for the wedding?
(a) Her feelings about Claudio.
(b) Her advice for marriage.
(c) Her opinion of her dress.
(d) Her feelings about Benedick.

8. Who announces the time when Hero must go to the church on the morning of her wedding?
(a) Beatrice.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Friar Frances.
(d) Ursula.

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

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

11. Why does Beatrice say that she and Benedick could never woo each other in the traditional way?
(a) They are too sensible.
(b) They know each other too well.
(c) They do not need to.
(d) They are too old.

12. How often does Claudio promise to read the written statement declaring Hero's innocence?
(a) Yearly.
(b) Every 5 years.
(c) Bianually.
(d) Every other year.

13. What does Hero say she thinks may happen on the morning of her wedding?
(a) She will get pregnant.
(b) Disaster will strike.
(c) Claudio will not accept her.
(d) She will faint.

14. What does Margaret make special mention of to Beatrice on the morning of Hero's wedding?
(a) Beatrice's spinster reputation.
(b) Claudio's fickleness.
(c) Her night with Borachio.
(d) Benedick's new behavior.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stays with Hero to make her well after Claudio leaves the wedding ceremony?

2. What does Claudio demand of Hero during their wedding ceremony?

3. Who finally unravels the plot used to dishonor Hero?

4. Whom does Claudio read his written statement to after hearing about Hero's innocence?

5. Who does the constable of Messina choose as his assistant constable?

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