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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. Who tells Leontes that Polixenes and Camillo run off together?
(a) A messenger.
(b) A knight.
(c) A duke.
(d) A lord.

2. Who does Leontes consider Hermione's accomplice in her affair?
(a) Camillo.
(b) Her ladies.
(c) Her handmaiden.
(d) Antigonus.

3. When Archidamus invites Camillo for a visit, what does he say is lacking at his home?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Entertainment.
(c) Women.
(d) Horses.

4. Antigonus says that if Hermione is adulterous, then no other woman is what?
(a) Honorable.
(b) Loyal.
(c) Righteous.
(d) Faithful.

5. What does Polixenes invoke to get Camillo to tell him Leontes' plan?
(a) A promise.
(b) Friendship.
(c) An oath.
(d) Honor.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What feeling does Leontes have towards Polixenes after seeing him touch his wife's arm?

4. Who delivers the young baby to Paulina?

5. Who is Paulina?

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