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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leontes promises that he never marries unless Paulina does what?
(a) Has another child.
(b) Remarries first.
(c) Forgives him.
(d) Chooses his bride.

2. Polixenes tells Hermione that he and Leontes sin because they haven't met whom?
(a) Their wives.
(b) The right woman.
(c) The love of their lives.
(d) The most beautiful women.

3. Who does Leontes order to take Mamillius away from Hermione?
(a) A nanny.
(b) A knight.
(c) The ladies.
(d) A servant.

4. What causes Hermione to give birth early?
(a) Fear.
(b) Stress.
(c) Anger.
(d) Sickness.

5. How many pounds of currants does Clown want to buy for the sheep-shearing feast?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Paulina?

3. What does Hermione tell Antigonus that he never sees again, because of this task?

4. What does Camillo think returning to his home country does for Leontes?

5. The shepherd and his son are with Polixenes in Sicilia. What emotion do the shepherd and his son feel?

(see the answer key)

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