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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Leonato ask for help when his daughter's wedding goes awry?
(a) Benedick.
(b) Friar Francis.
(c) Don Pedro.
(d) Don John.

2. Who captured the suspects spoken of by Verges on the morning of Hero's wedding?
(a) The night watch.
(b) Dogberry.
(c) Don Pedro.
(d) Verges.

3. Where does the beginning of Act 4 take place?
(a) The jail.
(b) The church.
(c) Leonato's house.
(d) The orchard.

4. Who arrives to take Hero to the church?
(a) Don Pedro.
(b) Leonato.
(c) Benedick.
(d) Claudio.

5. What does Beatrice ask of Benedick when they are alone in the church after Hero's wedding?
(a) Marry her.
(b) Not believe the rumor about Hero.
(c) Kill Claudio.
(d) Assist in their plan to help Hero.

6. Who does Leonato send to do what he is summoned for on the morning of Hero's wedding?
(a) Benedick.
(b) Dogberry.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Don Pedro.

7. What does the constable of Messina tell his night watch to do to the people of Messina who refuse to obey their orders?
(a) Use force to arrest them.
(b) Ask them where they are going.
(c) Write down their names.
(d) Let them go free.

8. What does Conrade call Dogberry after the sexton leaves the interrogation?
(a) A blathering fool.
(b) A coxcomb.
(c) A knave and a half.
(d) An ass.

9. What does Benedick lament about himself while he waits for Beatrice to appear?
(a) He must choose between his friend and his love.
(b) He is not gifted with words.
(c) He does not have her love yet.
(d) He is not worthy of Beatrice.

10. Who does Benedick think is trying to besmirch Hero's reputation?
(a) Don Pedro.
(b) Claudio.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Don John.

11. Why does Claudio tell Benedick he is looking for him after leaving Leonato's presence?
(a) They need some comforting speech from him.
(b) They are readying themselves to leave.
(c) They are writing a public denouncement of Hero.
(d) They want to hear his jokes.

12. Who does the constable of Messina tell his night watch to not wake during the night?
(a) Children.
(b) Nurses.
(c) The constable.
(d) The prince.

13. What is Leonato so torn about at the beginning of Act 5?
(a) Believing Hero is innocent and believing the evidence against her.
(b) Challenging Claudio to a dual or allowing him to leave peacefully.
(c) Disowning his daughter or forgiving her.
(d) Sending Hero away, or locking her up in his house.

14. What does Claudio demand of Hero during their wedding ceremony?
(a) A written admission of her impurity.
(b) Her love for eternity.
(c) Her undying fidelity.
(d) A large sum of money as a dowry.

15. Who comes to Leonato's house the morning of Hero's wedding?
(a) Dogberry.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Claudio.
(d) Don John.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary role does the constable of Messina play in this plot?

2. Whom does the main interrogator of Borachio ask to help him?

3. What does Antonio tell Leonato will relieve his suffering soul?

4. What is Claudio's response when asked if he wants to marry Hero during the wedding ceremony?

5. Who is under arrest in the jail on the morning of Hero's wedding?

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