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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Whom does Claudio read his written statement to after hearing about Hero's innocence?
(a) The whole town.
(b) Hero's family.
(c) His soldiers.
(d) The judge and constable.

4. Who announces the time when Hero must go to the church on the morning of her wedding?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Friar Frances.
(d) Ursula.

5. What does Don Pedro tell Leonato at the beginning of Act 5?
(a) He is right to feel so protective of his daughter.
(b) He is wrong to believe Hero's innocence.
(c) He is a good father.
(d) He regrets that their friendship must now end.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Claudio planning to do at his wedding?

2. What does the constable of Messina want his night watch to do at the alehouses?

3. Why are the night watch told to put special watch on Leonato's house?

4. Who offers to help Leonato fight Claudio?

5. What does Leonato say he would prefer to a slandered daughter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the main instigator of the plan that got the two suspects in the jail arrested?

3. What question does Claudio ask Leonato during his wedding to Hero?

4. Who are the unexpected visitors at Leonato's house on the morning of Hero's wedding?

5. What does Balthasar do to mourn Hero's death?

6. What question does Dogberry ask Seacoal when choosing him for his night guard?

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

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

9. What is the final order that Dogberry gives his night watch before retiring to bed?

10. What does the Friar tell Hero to pretend to do as part of his plan to prove her innocence?

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