Q.1
Which of the following best describes Hero?
  • Young, beautiful, respectful to her father, but playful with her friends
  • Young, clever, talkative and boastful
  • Mature, independent, joking, but respectful to her father
  • Clever, talkative, older than her cousin, but more naive
Q.2
Although at first he believes the slander against Hero, how does Leonato later respond to Claudio's rejection of her?
  • He challenges him to a duel
  • He orders him to leave Messina
  • He invites him to dinner
  • He forces him to marry his niece
Q.3
"One Hero died defiled, but I do live, / And surely as I live, I am a maid." What does Hero wish to assert with these words at her wedding?
  • That Claudio shamed and defiled her
  • That she is a virgin
  • That she and Claudio will be able to set the past aside
  • All of the above
Q.4
Which of the following is NOT true of Claudio?
  • He trusts Don Pedro
  • He agrees to marry Hero even though she is poor
  • He falls in love with Hero as soon as he returns from war
  • He is quick to become suspicious of Hero's faithfulness to him
Q.5
Discovering the deception of her friends and family, Beatrice tells Benedick that she merely loved him in "friendly recompense". What character trait does her response reveal?
  • Gentleness
  • Jealousy
  • Pride
  • Patience
Q.6
"Benedick, didst thou note the daughter of Signor Leonato?" How does Benedick disappoint Claudio with his response to this question?
  • He refuses to acknowledge that she is in any way out of the ordinary
  • He hints at his suspicions about her character
  • He hints that he might be interested in wooing her himself
  • All of the above
Q.7
Which of the following lines from the first scene of the play best demonstrates Beatrice's wit?
  • "God help the noble Claudio"
  • "Nobody marks you"
  • "O Lord, he will hang upon him like a disease"
  • "But I pray you, who is his companion?"
Q.8
Which of the following is NOT one of the phrases Don John uses to describe or explain himself?
  • "I must be sad when I have cause"
  • "I had rather be a canker in a hedge than a rose in his grace"
  • "With a good leg and a good foot [...] and money enough in his pocketbook - such a man would win any woman in the world"
  • "I am a plain-dealing villain"
Q.9
"Why, what's the matter / That you have such a February face, / So full of frost, of storm and cloudiness?" To whom are Don Pedro's words in the final scene of the play addressed?
  • Beatrice
  • Benedick
  • Claudio
  • Leonato
Q.10
Who first proposes to bring Beatrice and Benedick together despite their resistance and "merry war"?
  • Hero
  • Don Pedro
  • Leonato
  • Claudio
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