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

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

3. Who arrives to take Hero to the church?

4. Who does the constable of Messina choose as his assistant constable?

5. What does Conrade call Dogberry after the sexton leaves the interrogation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Leonato tell his unexpected visitors to do as he leaves to attend his daughter's wedding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this play, and how do those moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

This play takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Shakespeare have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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