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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Claudio write for Hero after hearing about her innocence?
(a) A dedication.
(b) A life history.
(c) An apology.
(d) An epitaph.

2. What has happened to the man who paid Borachio for his part in the plot to dishonor Hero?
(a) He has left town.
(b) He has been arrested.
(c) He is being held at Leonato's house.
(d) He has been challenged to a dual.

3. What does the constable tell the night watch to do with vagrants?
(a) Let them go free.
(b) Arrest them.
(c) Ask them where they are going.
(d) Write down their names.

4. Why does the constable of Messina tell his night watch to avoid conflict with thieves?
(a) They should pay attention to more dangerous men.
(b) They should follow thieves to where their loot is hidden.
(c) They should let them go as thieves are not harming anyone.
(d) Honest men should never be associated with deceivers.

5. What does Leonato learn from his visitor on the morning of Hero's wedding?
(a) Claudio wants to cancel the wedding.
(b) He is needed at the church immediately.
(c) Hero is ill.
(d) Two men have been arrested.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the constable of Messina tell the night watch they are responsible for?

2. Who is the main interrogator of Borachio?

3. What happens to Hero when she hears some untrue accusations at her wedding?

4. What does Benedick discuss with Margaret after challenging Claudio to a duel?

5. What does Verges say once Leonato has left the scene on the morning of Hero's wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does one of the arrested men call Dogberry and Verges after their interrogation is complete?

2. What does Benedick do with the help of Margaret to try and show his love for Beatrice?

3. What does Hero scold Margaret for on the morning of her wedding?

4. What does the Friar tell Hero to pretend to do as part of his plan to prove her innocence?

5. Who or what does Margaret praise on the morning of Hero's wedding?

6. What does Leonato tell his unexpected visitors to do as he leaves to attend his daughter's wedding?

7. What does Dogberry tell his men on the night guard to do at the alehouses?

8. What happens to the main instigator of the plan that got the two suspects in the jail arrested?

9. What does Balthasar do to mourn Hero's death?

10. What question does Claudio ask Leonato during his wedding to Hero?

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