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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. How much money did Borachio receive for his part in the plat to dishonor Hero?

2. What does Hero ask Beatrice about when she comes to help Hero get ready for the wedding?

3. What is Claudio's response when asked if he wants to marry Hero during the wedding ceremony?

4. Whom does Leonato ask for help when his daughter's wedding goes awry?

5. What does the Friar say proves Hero's innocence concerning the terrible rumor about her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Beatrice tease Hero about just before she heads to the church for her wedding?

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

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

4. Who steps up to give witness to the scandalous statement that Claudio makes about Hero at his wedding?

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

6. What does Claudio promise to do to make recompense for his terrible mistake about Hero's innocence?

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

8. What does Dogberry tell the night watch to do if they see anything of note during the night?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Benedick's relationship with Beatrice change over the course of the plot? What causes these changes, and what significance does this have to the outcome of the play?

Essay Topic 2

Valor and honor is a theme of this play that is very important to many of the characters involved. Where does this theme of valor and honor present itself and how do these occurrences affect the characters involved in those scenes?

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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