The Winter's Tale Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Winter's Tale Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Paulina get past the lords to enter into the king's presence?
(a) She says she wants to ease the king's mind.
(b) She says she wants to confront the king with the truth.
(c) She says she is bringing truth to ease his unrest.
(d) She says she wants to confess the truth.

2. Where is the guard during Paulina and the other lady's visit?
(a) Outside the door.
(b) With them at the beginning, and then he leaves.
(c) With them the whole time.
(d) Out in the hall.

3. Who tells the king that the queen dies?
(a) A lord.
(b) A lady.
(c) A servant.
(d) Paulina.

4. How does Leontes want his wife killed?
(a) By drowning.
(b) By impailment.
(c) By fire.
(d) By beheading.

5. What is one of the topics of conversation between the men in Act three, scene one?
(a) The upcoming death.
(b) The upcoming trial.
(c) The upcoming marriage.
(d) The upcoming sacrifice.

6. Archidamus is a lord of what location?
(a) Estonia.
(b) Bohemia.
(c) Latvia.
(d) Turkey.

7. How many times does Leontes say he visits the graves of his wife and son?
(a) Three times a day.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Once a day.
(d) Twice a day.

8. When is "The Winter's Tale" first published?
(a) 1524.
(b) 1787.
(c) 1623.
(d) 1846.

9. Why does Mamillius fall ill?
(a) Due to stress.
(b) Due to the shame of the situation with his parents.
(c) Due to his father's ranting.
(d) Due to his mother's absence.

10. How many men does Leontes send to the Oracle?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

11. Why does Leontes first get angry with Camillo?
(a) For not telling him that they are out of wine.
(b) For not telling him that Hermione is pregnant.
(c) For not telling him that Polixenes is staying.
(d) For not telling him that his wife is unfaithful.

12. How does Leontes plan to kill Polixenes?
(a) By pushing him off a cliff.
(b) By beheading him.
(c) With a dagger at night.
(d) With poison in his wine.

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

14. What does Antigonus tell the king he does to save the life of the infant?
(a) Sacrifice his own children.
(b) Anything.
(c) Sacrifice his own life.
(d) Nothing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hermione say makes her life not worth living?

2. Who is Maxillius?

3. Who is Maxillius' father?

4. What do the men, in Act three, scene one, think of forcing faults on Hermione?

5. What does Polixenes worry happens to his kingdom if he stays away too long?

(see the answer keys)

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