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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who refuses to allow Paulina to see Hermione?
(a) The soldier.
(b) The guard.
(c) The captain.
(d) Her husband.

2. If Hermione is adulterous, what does Antigonus want to do to his daughters?
(a) Have them taken away to another land.
(b) Never see them married.
(c) Have them sterilized.
(d) Have them imprisoned with Hermione.

3. Where is the guard during Paulina and the other lady's visit?
(a) Out in the hall.
(b) Outside the door.
(c) With them the whole time.
(d) With them at the beginning, and then he leaves.

4. Who is Maxillius?
(a) The young Prince of Latvia.
(b) The young Prince of Italia.
(c) The young Prince of Bohemia.
(d) The young Prince of Sicilia.

5. Why does Leontes first get angry with Camillo?
(a) For not telling him that they are out of wine.
(b) For not telling him that Hermione is pregnant.
(c) For not telling him that his wife is unfaithful.
(d) For not telling him that Polixenes is staying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Hermione to give birth early?

2. Leontes scolds Antigonus for not keeping his wife in line and says he punishes Paulina how?

3. Act one, scene one sets up the ______ that the play is based on.

4. How does Leontes reassure Polixenes that everything is well in his kingdom?

5. Camillo and Archidamus' kings are long overdue for what?

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