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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 Borachio hear has happened to Hero as a result to the plot to dishonor her?
(a) She has been banished.
(b) She has died.
(c) She has been rejected by all worthy men in the country.
(d) She has been disowned by her father.

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

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

4. Where are the suspects spoken of by Vergeson the morning of Hero's wedding being kept?
(a) The jail.
(b) The courthouse.
(c) The town square of Messina.
(d) The church.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dogberry think is a worse crime than the plot to dishonor Hero?

3. What does Hero say she thinks may happen on the morning of her wedding?

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

5. What does Conrade call Dogberry after the sexton leaves the interrogation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Claudio learn about Hero's innocence?

2. What does Leonato think Claudio means when he first says he does not want to marry Hero during the wedding?

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

4. What does Dogberry tell the night watch to do if they see anything of note during the night?

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

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

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

8. What is the final order that Dogberry gives his night watch before retiring to bed?

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

10. What does Beatrice tease Hero about just before she heads to the church for her wedding?

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