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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who refuses to allow Paulina to see Hermione?
(a) Her husband.
(b) The guard.
(c) The soldier.
(d) The captain.

2. What does Polixenes worry happens to his kingdom if he stays away too long?
(a) He worries something bad happens.
(b) He worries his crops die.
(c) He worries his Queen dies.
(d) He worries he loses his throne.

3. Act three, scene one offers more support for the proposition that the king is the only person who thinks that Hermione is what?
(a) Unjust.
(b) Innocent.
(c) A bad mother.
(d) A witch.

4. Who does Leontes consider Hermione's accomplice in her affair?
(a) Camillo.
(b) Her handmaiden.
(c) Her ladies.
(d) Antigonus.

5. Why does Hermione not want to ask a lady to show Leontes' daughter to him?
(a) She is afraid no one says yes.
(b) She doesn't know if her daughter survives.
(c) She doesn't know if Leontes wants to see his daughter.
(d) She doesn't know who to ask.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paulina think causes the king to see his mistake?

2. Who is the lady Paulina asks to see when she is not allowed to see the Queen?

3. Who does Paulina assure that she protects from punishment for allowing her to take the baby out of the prison?

4. Why does Leontes believe he has to kill his wife?

5. What does Polixenes invoke to get Camillo to tell him Leontes' plan?

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