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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. Polixenes says that, as children, what sin does he and Leontes commit?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Drinking.
(c) The original sin.
(d) Carousing.

2. Camillo and Archidamus' kings are long overdue for what?
(a) A conference with each other.
(b) A trade agreement with each other.
(c) A visit with each other.
(d) A war with each other.

3. How many daughters does Antigonus have?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

4. Hermione says that Polixenes can stay with them as their guest or as what?
(a) Their servant.
(b) Their family.
(c) Their enemy.
(d) Their prisoner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Archidamus is a lord of what location?

2. What does Leontes send men to get from the Oracle?

3. What does Polixenes invoke to get Camillo to tell him Leontes' plan?

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

5. What type of play does Shakespeare list "The Winter's Tale" as?

(see the answer key)

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