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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 will the new plan to break up Hero and Claudio do to Hero?

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

3. What shocking news does the surprise visitor bring to the men conversing in the garden?

4. Whom does Hero choose to help her in convincing Beatrice that Benedick loves her?

5. What does Beatrice call Benedick as they dance together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hero say Beatrice uses to destroy every man who is interested in her?

2. What do Ursula and Hero plan to talk about when they know Beatrice is listening?

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

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

5. What joke does Leonato make when Don Pedro asks about Hero being his daughter?

6. What is Benedick's excuse for his odd behavior when he meets with Leonato in the garden?

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

8. What does Claudio say he will do if the news Don John brought him turns out to be true?

9. What does Beatrice say would make up the perfect man?

10. Why do Hero and Ursula want Beatrice to hear the lies they are going to tell when they know Beatrice is listening?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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