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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. Where does Dogberry plan to take his prisoners after the interrogation is over?

2. What news does Ursula bring Benedick and Beatrice as they are discussing traditional wooing?

3. Who does the constable of Messina tell his night watch to not wake during the night?

4. Why does Dogberry wish the Sexton to return after he has left the interrogation?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hero say she thinks may happen during her wedding?

2. Why does Beatrice say that she and Benedick cannot use the traditional form of wooing?

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

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

5. Who are the unexpected visitors at Leonato's house on the morning of Hero's wedding?

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

7. How do Leonato's unexpected visitors feel about what Leonato asks them to do as he leaves to attend his daughter's wedding?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Betrayal is a theme introduced at the very beginning of this play. How does this constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot, and which characters are most affected by it?

Essay Topic 2

Power and greed are two common themes in this play. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 3

Valor and honor is a theme of this play that is very important to many of the characters involved. Where does this theme of valor and honor present itself and how do these occurrences affect the characters involved in those scenes?

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