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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of play does Shakespeare list "The Winter's Tale" as?
(a) A drama.
(b) A dramedy.
(c) A romance.
(d) A comedy.

2. Polixenes asks Camillo to not mention Sicilia anymore because it reminds him of what?
(a) Mamillius.
(b) Hermione.
(c) Hermione's daughter.
(d) Leontes.

3. Who tells Leontes that Polixenes and Camillo run off together?
(a) A lord.
(b) A knight.
(c) A duke.
(d) A messenger.

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

5. How does Archidamus plan on making up for what is lacking at his home?
(a) With great scenery and drinks.
(b) With drinks and food.
(c) With drinks and love for their friends.
(d) With great books and love for their friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hermione tells her husband that his accusations exists only where?

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

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

4. What role does Time have in Act four, scene one?

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

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