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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 Dogberry think is a worse crime than the plot to dishonor Hero?

2. What does Conrade call Verges after the sexton leaves the interrogation?

3. How are the prisoners in the jail on the morning of Hero's wedding captured?

4. What is the final order given to the night watch from the constable of Messina?

5. What is Leonato summoned to do just before he leaves to Hero's wedding?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Claudio promise to do to make recompense for his terrible mistake about Hero's innocence?

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

7. Who are the two suspects that Dogberry and Verges must interrogate?

8. What does Claudio think Hero has died of?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect the characters involved in those scenes?

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

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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