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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 is one of the charges laid against Hermione at her trial?
(a) Conspiracy.
(b) Theft.
(c) Murder.
(d) Infidelity.

2. Polixenes says that, as children, what sin does he and Leontes commit?
(a) Carousing.
(b) The original sin.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Gambling.

3. If Hermione is adulterous, what does Antigonus want to do to his daughters?
(a) Never see them married.
(b) Have them sterilized.
(c) Have them imprisoned with Hermione.
(d) Have them taken away to another land.

4. What does Leontes send men to get from the Oracle?
(a) A ruling.
(b) A message.
(c) A prayer.
(d) A prophecy.

5. In what city is the Oracle located?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Carthage.
(c) Athens.
(d) Delphi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Act three, scene one offers more support for the proposition that the king is the only person who thinks that Hermione is what?

3. What does Paulina think causes the king to see his mistake?

4. Why does Mamillius fall ill?

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

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