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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Hermione do when she hears the news that Mamillius dies?
(a) She begins a lament.
(b) She runs away.
(c) She cries.
(d) She faints.

3. Where does Polixenes say that Florizel is spending a great deal of time?
(a) At a shepherd's estate.
(b) At the university.
(c) At the house of a young lady.
(d) At the church.

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

5. What does Leontes call for at the beginning of the trial?
(a) Duty.
(b) Justice.
(c) Integrity.
(d) Honor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Perdita in Act four, scene one?

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

4. What does Hermione deny after Leontes accuses her of having an affair?

5. Leontes asks Antigonus if he does not rule his own wife. What is Paulina's reply?

(see the answer key)

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