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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many times does Leontes say he visits the graves of his wife and son?
(a) Twice a day.
(b) Three times a day.
(c) Once a day.
(d) Once a week.

3. What does "Apollo's great divine seal" refer to?
(a) The expression of Apollo's pleasure with the Oracle.
(b) The ruling from the Oracle.
(c) The seal on the message from the Oracle.
(d) The prophecy from the Oracle.

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

5. The regions that Camillo and Archidamus are from are located where, in relation to each other?
(a) They are across an ocean.
(b) They are across a river.
(c) They are across a sea.
(d) They are neighboring regions.

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

7. Who refuses to allow Paulina to see Hermione?
(a) The soldier.
(b) Her husband.
(c) The guard.
(d) The captain.

8. How does the king, at first, order Antigonus to kill the baby?
(a) By starving it.
(b) By leaving it exposed to the elements.
(c) By deserting it on a boat.
(d) By throwing it into the fire.

9. The king is the only person who believes that Hermione is what?
(a) Adulterous.
(b) Loyal.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Innocent.

10. What do the men, in Act three, scene one, think of forcing faults on Hermione?
(a) They do not like it.
(b) They think it is a violent thing.
(c) They claim it is a curse.
(d) They think the king is mad.

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

12. Why does Mamillius fall ill?
(a) Due to stress.
(b) Due to his mother's absence.
(c) Due to the shame of the situation with his parents.
(d) Due to his father's ranting.

13. When Archidamus invites Camillo for a visit, what does he say is lacking at his home?
(a) Entertainment.
(b) Women.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Horses.

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

15. Leontes scolds Antigonus for not keeping his wife in line and says he punishes Paulina how?
(a) By burning her wth fire.
(b) By imprisoning her.
(c) By making her a servant.
(d) By drowining her.

Short Answer Questions

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

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 the king live without, according to the Oracle, if that which is lost be not found?

4. What causes Hermione to give birth early?

5. When Cleomenes says "fertile the isle/the temple much surpassing", what is he referring to?

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