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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Leontes plan to kill Polixenes?
(a) By beheading him.
(b) With a dagger at night.
(c) With poison in his wine.
(d) By pushing him off a cliff.

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

4. The king is the only person who believes that Hermione is what?
(a) Loyal.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Adulterous.
(d) Innocent.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the men, in Act three, scene one, think of forcing faults on Hermione?

3. Who is Maxillius?

4. How do the men, in Act three, scene one, say the journey to the Oracle is?

5. How does Paulina get past the lords to enter into the king's presence?

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