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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 the Friar say proves Hero's innocence concerning the terrible rumor about her?

2. Where does the beginning of Act 4 take place?

3. Why does Claudio refuse to fight Leonato at the beginning of Act 5?

4. Who is the main interrogator of Borachio?

5. What does Margaret help Hero do on the morning of her wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the two suspects that Dogberry and Verges must interrogate?

2. How does Claudio learn about Hero's innocence?

3. Why does Beatrice say that she and Benedick cannot use the traditional form of wooing?

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

5. What does one of the arrested men call Dogberry and Verges after their interrogation is complete?

6. What does Hero scold Margaret for on the morning of her wedding?

7. What happens to the main instigator of the plan that got the two suspects in the jail arrested?

8. How do Leonato's unexpected visitors feel about what Leonato asks them to do as he leaves to attend his daughter's wedding?

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

10. Who or what does Margaret praise on the morning of Hero's wedding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Betrayal is a theme introduced at the very beginning of this play. How does this constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot, and which characters are most affected by it?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

This play takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Shakespeare have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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