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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 Benedick plan to do as Don Pedro and the other men leave the orchard?

2. What does Ursula say Beatrice would do if she knew that Benedick loved her?

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

4. What does Beatrice do when Hero is speaking about Benedick's love for her?

5. What are Don Pedro's real intentions towards Hero?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are Antonio and Leonato related?

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

4. Who proposes marriage to Beatrice during the feast?

5. What does Benedick say about Hero when Claudio tells him that he has fallen in love with her?

6. What does Benedick say a woman has to have in order to induce him to marry her?

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

8. What does Leonato warn Beatrice will keep her from ever finding a husband?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choosing sides is a theme presented in this play. What are some of the examples of this theme appearing, and how does it affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

Power and greed are two common themes in this play. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this play, and how do those moments affect the course of the plot?

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