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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "Apollo's great divine seal" refer to?
(a) The prophecy from the Oracle.
(b) The ruling from the Oracle.
(c) The expression of Apollo's pleasure with the Oracle.
(d) The seal on the message from the Oracle.

2. What does Time call Perdita?
(a) A shepherd's daughter.
(b) A fair and beautiful maiden.
(c) A noble daughter, lost.
(d) A wondering graceful maiden.

3. What type of play does Shakespeare list "The Winter's Tale" as?
(a) A romance.
(b) A drama.
(c) A comedy.
(d) A dramedy.

4. What happens to Antigonus and the mariner?
(a) They are killed by a wolf.
(b) They are killed on the ship.
(c) They are killed by a bear.
(d) They are killed by lightening.

5. How does the Oracle characterize Leontes?
(a) A mad king.
(b) A bad leader.
(c) A jealous tyrant.
(d) A petty husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many characters speak in Act three, scene one?

2. If Hermione is adulterous, what does Antigonus want to do to his daughters?

3. Who delivers the young baby to Paulina?

4. What does Time say is the effect of Leontes' grieving?

5. Where does Time say the setting of the play is now?

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