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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 refuses to allow Paulina to see Hermione?
(a) The guard.
(b) The captain.
(c) The soldier.
(d) Her husband.

2. What quality does Paulina show towards the queen?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Spirit.
(c) Integrity.
(d) Loyalty.

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

4. When is "The Winter's Tale" first published?
(a) 1846.
(b) 1623.
(c) 1524.
(d) 1787.

5. Who allows Paulina to take the baby out of the prison?
(a) The knight.
(b) The king.
(c) The guard.
(d) Her husband.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who tells Leontes that Polixenes and Camillo run off together?

3. How does Leontes reassure Polixenes that everything is well in his kingdom?

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

5. Why does Leontes first get angry with Camillo?

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