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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is the lady Paulina asks to see when she is not allowed to see the Queen?
(a) Emma.
(b) Emily.
(c) Ertide.
(d) Emilia.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Polixenes says that, as children, what sin does he and Leontes commit?

3. Who does Leontes consider Hermione's accomplice in her affair?

4. If Hermione is adulterous, what does Antigonus want to do to his daughters?

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

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