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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Winter's Tale and Much Ado About Nothing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Much Ado About Nothing, what does Hero do when accused of infidelity?
(a) She slaps Don Pedro.
(b) She faints.
(c) She storms out.
(d) She admits to it.

2. Who does Prospero release from servitude at the end of The Tempest?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Caliban.
(c) Sycorax.
(d) Antonio.

3. At the beginning of The Winter's Tale, what does Leontes order regarding his new daughter?
(a) She should remain with him.
(b) She should be imprisoned with her mother.
(c) She should be given to Polixenes.
(d) She should be left to die in the wilderness.

4. How does Lamb describe Hero at the beginning of Much Ado About Nothing?
(a) Mannish.
(b) Frivolous.
(c) Serious.
(d) Sultry.

5. Which character concocts a devious plot to break up a marriage in Much Ado Ado Nothing?
(a) Benedick.
(b) Borachio.
(c) Don John.
(d) Don Pedro.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Winter's Tale, what does Leontes want his counselors to ask the oracle at Delphos?

2. How does Prospero bring his enemies to the island in The Tempest?

3. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, who tips Demetrius off to Lysander's plan to flee the city?

4. Who is the second human Miranda meets in The Tempest?

5. Who concocts the scheme to marry Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing?

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