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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is sent to get Beatrice at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) Hero.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Ursula.
(d) A servant.

2. Who wants to marry Hero?
(a) Benedick.
(b) Claudio.
(c) Don Pedro.
(d) Don John.

3. What does Hero say she noticed about Don John at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) He watches her throughout the party.
(b) He has a sour air about him.
(c) He is always sick to his stomach.
(d) He seems to have no real love for his brother.

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the compliments that Hero gives Benedick while Beatrice is eavesdropping?
(a) Honorable.
(b) Patient.
(c) Attractive.
(d) Valiant.

5. Why does Benedick say he will no longer be cruel to Beatrice as he has in the past after overhearing the conversation between Don Pedro and Claudio?
(a) He feels pity for her unrequited love.
(b) He feels guilty now that she is ill.
(c) He plans to woo her.
(d) He wants to make amends with the future relative of a prince.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Don John want to punish Claudio for?

2. What does Benedick claim as his reason for seeming more serious than usual?

3. What does Benedick tell Beatrice she has when they first converse together in this play?

4. Who does Don Pedro say he got his information about Beatrice from when he is in the orchard with Claudio?

5. What does Don John tell his men is his only resource for dealing with the world?

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