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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Don John tell his men that he wants to rob from the world?

2. What does Benedick say he would be terrible at?

3. What does Beatrice call Benedick as they dance together?

4. What does Beatrice tell Leonato would win any woman's heart?

5. Who does Don John promise to pay a reward to if the new plan to break up Claudio and Hero works?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Beatrice say she knows Benedick's tricks in the first scene?

2. What does Benedick say about Hero when Claudio tells him that he has fallen in love with her?

3. Why do Don Pedro and Claudio continue to talk when they know that Benedick is listening to them?

4. What does Beatrice say would make up the perfect man?

5. Where does Antonio get his mistaken news about who will be pursuing Hero as a love interest?

6. How does Leonato feel about the prospect of his daughter being wooed when he hears the reports from Antonio?

7. What does Beatrice vow to do after Hero and Ursula leave after their conversation in the orchard?

8. What does Borachio plan to ask Margaret after the party at Leonato's house?

9. What does Don John offer his men if a new plan to break up Claudio and Hero works?

10. Why is Don John so eager to punish Claudio in particular?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Margaret is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What might happen differently if Margaret wasn't in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

Despair is a theme that is placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Hero endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

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