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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the king, at first, order Antigonus to kill the baby?
(a) By throwing it into the fire.
(b) By deserting it on a boat.
(c) By starving it.
(d) By leaving it exposed to the elements.

2. The king is the only person who believes that Hermione is what?
(a) Adulterous.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Loyal.
(d) Innocent.

3. Why does Hermione not want to ask a lady to show Leontes' daughter to him?
(a) She doesn't know who to ask.
(b) She doesn't know if Leontes wants to see his daughter.
(c) She doesn't know if her daughter survives.
(d) She is afraid no one says yes.

4. What does Paulina say she does, if she is a man?
(a) Fight the king until he is dead.
(b) Fight the king because he is wrong.
(c) Fight the king until he acknowledges the truth.
(d) Fight the king for the queen's honor.

5. What quality does Paulina show towards the queen?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Integrity.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Honesty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mamillius fall ill?

2. What does Paulina think causes the king to see his mistake?

3. How long does Polixenes stay with Leontes and Hermione?

4. What does the king live without, according to the Oracle, if that which is lost be not found?

5. Who reads, at the trial, what the Oracle says?

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