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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 John want to punish Claudio for?
2. What does the messenger tell Beatrice that he would never want to be after hearing her view of Benedick?
3. What are Don Pedro's real intentions towards Hero?
4. What does Benedick ask to do after Don Pedro tells him the new change in his appearance makes him look younger?
5. What does Leonato joke about when Don Pedro arrives on the stage for the first time?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Ursula and Hero plan to talk about when they know Beatrice is listening?
2. What does Beatrice say would make up the perfect man?
3. Why do Hero and Ursula want Beatrice to hear the lies they are going to tell when they know Beatrice is listening?
4. How does Leonato feel about the prospect of his daughter being wooed when he hears the reports from Antonio?
5. Why do Don Pedro and Claudio continue to talk when they know that Benedick is listening to them?
6. What does Borachio say after the party at Leonato's house that gets Don John very excited?
7. What does Benedick say about Hero when Claudio tells him that he has fallen in love with her?
8. What does Benedick say a woman has to have in order to induce him to marry her?
9. What does Don John say his real goal in life is?
10. Why is Don John so eager to punish Claudio in particular?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many different characters in this play are persuaded to do things they would not do of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how does persuasion affect the course of the plot?
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 role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?
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