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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Don Pedro say about Claudio's reason for Benedick being more serious than usual?

2. Who wants to marry Hero?

3. Which of these is something that is NOT listed in Benedick's soliloquy about the perfect woman?

4. Who does Don John promise to pay a reward to if the new plan to break up Claudio and Hero works?

5. What does Hero say she noticed about Don John at the beginning of Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Don John say his real goal in life is?

2. What does Borachio plan to ask Margaret after the party at Leonato's house?

3. What does Leonato say about Benedick when he meets Benedick in the garden?

4. Who proposes marriage to Beatrice during the feast?

5. Who does Antonio think intends to pursue Hero as a love interest?

6. What does Don John offer his men if a new plan to break up Claudio and Hero works?

7. How does Leonato feel about the prospect of his daughter being wooed when he hears the reports from Antonio?

8. Why do Don Pedro and Claudio continue to talk when they know that Benedick is listening to them?

9. How does Beatrice say she knows Benedick's tricks in the first scene?

10. What does Beatrice vow to do after Hero and Ursula leave after their conversation in the orchard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Margaret is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What might happen differently if Margaret wasn't in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

Hero endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Security and safety are two themes touched on a number of times throughout the course of this play. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

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