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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of play does Shakespeare list "The Winter's Tale" as?
(a) A dramedy.
(b) A drama.
(c) A romance.
(d) A comedy.

2. What feeling does Leontes have towards Polixenes after seeing him touch his wife's arm?
(a) Love.
(b) Fear.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Friendship.

3. How many men does Leontes send to the Oracle?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

4. What does everyone think about Hermione, except her husband?
(a) That she is a good mother.
(b) That she is friendly.
(c) That she is innocent.
(d) That she is a good Queen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The regions that Camillo and Archidamus are from are located where, in relation to each other?

2. What does Polixenes worry happens to his kingdom if he stays away too long?

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

4. What is the theme of Act one, scene one?

5. Why does Leontes first get angry with Camillo?

(see the answer key)

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