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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An old shepherd enters the scene, complaining that ______ chased away two of his sheep.
(a) Lost dogs.
(b) The storm.
(c) Young hunters.
(d) A bear.

2. When Clown offers Autolycus money, Autolycus says what?
(a) That he has kinsmen nearby.
(b) That his wife is nearby.
(c) That he has money at home.
(d) That his home is nearby.

3. Why are the shepherd and Clown gentlemen?
(a) The kings call them brother.
(b) The kings give them enough money to be gentlemen.
(c) They agree to serve the kings.
(d) The kings give them titles to lands far away.

4. How many men show up, dressed like animals, to perform a dance at the festival?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Twelve.

5. What does Leontes do to the shepherd who raises Perdita?
(a) Sends him home.
(b) Keeps him as a servant.
(c) Sends him to jail.
(d) Thanks him.

6. What happens to the ship that carries Antigonus and the mariner?
(a) It is hit by lightening.
(b) It gets lost going home.
(c) It is swamped by a wave.
(d) It goes down in the storm.

7. What name does Perdita call Florizel, before she knows he is a prince?
(a) Doricles.
(b) Dorticles.
(c) Docesus.
(d) Dominicus.

8. Polixenes thinks that to grant Camillo's wish to go home is what?
(a) An act of kindness.
(b) A death.
(c) A good thing.
(d) Something he does not do.

9. Who points out that Perdita bears a close resemblance to Hermione?
(a) A lady.
(b) A knight.
(c) A gentleman.
(d) A lord.

10. Camillo says that Florizel is not seen around, and is less involved in what?
(a) His court.
(b) His artwork.
(c) His studies.
(d) His duties.

11. What role does Time have in Act four, scene one?
(a) A messenger.
(b) Main character.
(c) The Chorus.
(d) Narrator.

12. Who does Autolycus promise that he changes his ways?
(a) Florizel.
(b) The shepherd and Clown.
(c) Perdita.
(d) The kings.

13. Clown condemns the person called Autolycus and calls him the biggest what, in all of Bohemia?
(a) Thief.
(b) Liar.
(c) Coward.
(d) Cheat.

14. Florizel says that Polixenes listens to Leontes and does what?
(a) Make a better decision.
(b) Give in to his requests.
(c) Follow his advice.
(d) Cool down.

15. What does Camillo say that the shepherd has, when asked by Polixenes?
(a) An unusual daughter.
(b) A beautiful daughter.
(c) A graceful daughter.
(d) A comic daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Florizel and Perdita to meet Leontes for the first time?

2. According to the stage directions, who enters with Time?

3. Autolycus grovels besides Clown and says what happens to him?

4. What does Autolycus say, in an aside, happens to Florizel and Perdita on the ship?

5. How many pounds of currants does Clown want to buy for the sheep-shearing feast?

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