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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Winter's Tale and Much Ado About Nothing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Much Ado About Nothing, where are Don Pedro, Claudio and Benedick returning from?
(a) A wedding.
(b) A night of drinking.
(c) A diplomatic summit.
(d) A war.

2. When does Sycorax die in The Tempest?
(a) Before Prospero and Mirand arrive at the island.
(b) The moment Prospero and Mirand arrive at the island.
(c) She didn't die.
(d) Days after Prospero and Mirand arrive at the island.

3. How does Prospero bring his enemies to the island in The Tempest?
(a) A steady wind.
(b) A storm.
(c) A transporting spell.
(d) A siren's song.

4. How does Lamb describe Hero at the beginning of Much Ado About Nothing?
(a) Serious.
(b) Frivolous.
(c) Sultry.
(d) Mannish.

5. What request does Beatrice make of Benedick after Hero's honor is questioned?
(a) That he leave Messina.
(b) That he kill Claudio.
(c) That he prove Hero's innocence.
(d) That he marry her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hermione disguise herself as at the end of The Winter's Tale?

2. With whom is Hermia in love at the beginning of A Midsummer Night's Dream?

3. In The Winter's Tale, what does Leontes want his counselors to ask the oracle at Delphos?

4. In The Winter's Tale, what is Florizel when he first sees Perdita?

5. Who does Demetrius marry at the end of A Midsummer Night's Dream?

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