Q.1
Considering the answer to the previous question, which of the following statements is correct about Elizabeth I and marriage?
  • Most people wanted a foreign king to rule in Elizabeth's place
  • Most people believed that Elizabeth could form a powerful alliance abroad without compromising her own power to rule at home
  • Most people believed that if Elizabeth married, her husband would rule the country by proxy. In consequence, they feared the outcome if Elizabeth were to marry someone from a powerful European country
  • It did not at all matter to anyone who Elizabeth might choose to marry
Q.2
When was first published?
  • 1575
  • 1600
  • 1625
  • 1650
Q.3
is one of Shakespeare's....
  • Comedies
  • Tragedies
  • Histories
  • Sonnets
Q.4
In which era was the play written?
  • Henrician
  • Elizabethan
  • Jacobean
  • Edwardian
Q.5
Where were Shakespeare's plays performed during his lifetime?
  • In Stratford-upon-Avon
  • In London
  • In Messina
  • Throughout England
Q.6
Don John is Don Pedro's illegitimate brother. What is meant by this term?
  • He is not who he says he is
  • He is unable to read
  • He is homeless
  • His parents were not married
Q.7
Illegitimacy negatively affects which of the following?
  • Looks and longevity
  • Intelligence and temperament
  • Wealth and status
  • All of the above
Q.8
There are many references in the play to Cupid. Who is Cupid?
  • An angel
  • The messenger of the gods
  • The god of love
  • The god of mischief
Q.9
The Friar suggests that Hero, if proven to have fallen into disgrace by losing her virginity, can be concealed "in some reclusive and religious life". Where does he suggest she hide away?
  • In a convent
  • In a library
  • In a palace
  • In a distant city
Q.10
Who will control Leonato's property after his death?
  • Beatrice
  • Hero, even if she marries Claudio
  • Claudio, if he marries Hero
  • The Church
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