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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the God the Oracle is dedicate to?
(a) Athena.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Zeus.

2. What feeling does Leontes have towards Polixenes after seeing him touch his wife's arm?
(a) Fear.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Love.
(d) Friendship.

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

4. How many men does Leontes send to the Oracle?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leontes plan to kill Polixenes?

2. What emotion is Leontes feeling the need to act out on his wife?

3. When is "The Winter's Tale" first published?

4. How many characters speak in Act three, scene one?

5. Polixenes tells Hermione that he and Leontes sin because they haven't met whom?

(see the answer key)

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