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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. How do the men, in Act three, scene one, say the journey to the Oracle is?
(a) Good.
(b) Dreary.
(c) Full of bad weather.
(d) Filled with riches.

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

3. What does the king live without, according to the Oracle, if that which is lost be not found?
(a) A family.
(b) A son.
(c) An heir.
(d) A wife.

4. When Leontes sees Paulina, what does he tell her to do?
(a) Talk with him.
(b) Leave.
(c) Stay.
(d) Sit down.

5. How long does Polixenes stay with Leontes and Hermione?
(a) Nine months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hermione whisper in Mamillius' ear before Leontes enters?

2. How many daughters does Antigonus have?

3. What does Leontes call for at the beginning of the trial?

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

5. When Leontes imprisons Hermione, who does she take with her?

(see the answer key)

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