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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of play does Shakespeare list "The Winter's Tale" as?

3. Polixenes says that, as children, what sin does he and Leontes commit?

4. When Archidamus invites Camillo for a visit, what does he say is lacking at his home?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Leontes is told that Polixenes and Camillo escape, what does he do about his other children?

2. Who plays Time?

3. Why does Polixenes not want to let Camillo go?

4. What does Hermione say in Antigonus' dream?

5. What does Paulina do when the guard tells her that no one sees the queen?

6. What does the message from the Oracle say?

7. Why does Leontes think that Camillo is either a liar or stupid at the beginning of the play?

8. What function does Time serve?

9. What is Paulina's response, when the king asks her husband if he dess not rule her?

10. What does Time say in his speech?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are Polixenes and Leontes similar characters? Use specific examples from the play to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What kind of conflict is Leontes engaged in throughout the play? How does this conflict get resolved? Use examples from the play to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What is the symbolism of Perdita's flowers? Use examples from the play to support your answer.

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