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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men, in Act three, scene one, want the Oracle to say?
(a) That Hermione divorces the king.
(b) That Hermione lives.
(c) That Hermione leaves the country.
(d) That Hermione is not guilty.

2. Antigonus speaks to the baby and says that _____ are its caretakers.
(a) The priests.
(b) The gods.
(c) The animals.
(d) The poor.

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

4. What does Polixenes worry happens to his kingdom if he stays away too long?
(a) He worries his crops die.
(b) He worries something bad happens.
(c) He worries he loses his throne.
(d) He worries his Queen dies.

5. How does the Oracle characterize Leontes?
(a) A bad leader.
(b) A petty husband.
(c) A mad king.
(d) A jealous tyrant.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the king, at first, order Antigonus to kill the baby?

2. Why does Leontes believe he has to kill his wife?

3. Who does Paulina assure that she protects from punishment for allowing her to take the baby out of the prison?

4. What causes Hermione to give birth early?

5. Who is Maxillius?

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