Much Ado about Nothing - Acts 3-5 Review

In Act 3, Scene 1, Beatrice overhears a conversation staged by whom?

• Hero & Ursula

• Benedick & Don John

• Leonato & Don Pedro

• Margaret & Borachio

In Act 3, Scene 2, Benedick shows some signs of having fallen in love. Which of the following is not one of those signs?

• Shaving his beard

• Wearing perfume

• Washing his face

• Pressing and ironing his clothing

Don John instructs Claudio and Don Pedro, “If you will follow me, I will show you enough, and when you have seen more and heard more, proceed accordingly” (3.2.105-115). What does Don John intend to show the men?

• Hero dancing with another soldier

• Hero’s infidelity with another man, seen through her chamber bedroom window

• Hero sneaking out to another man’s house

• Hero begging her father to call off the wedding

If Hero is caught being disloyal, both Claudio and Don Pedro plan to do what in retaliation?

• Abandon the town of Messina

• Start a war on Leonato's house

• Publicly shame Hero at her wedding

• Murder all of the maidens

Dogberry is the master constable in charge of the night watchmen. Why does Shakespeare include a character like him?

• For comedic effect

• To add some intellectual dialogue

• Parallelism

• To arrest and prosecute any villains.

Why does Leonato dismiss Dogberry and Verges?

• They are babbling incoherently and Leonato has grown impatient

• They tell the truth, but Leonato doesn’t believe them

• They request that Leonato joins them at the jail, but Leonato is in a hurry

• They ask if Leonato has another horse, for theirs have broken their legs

Read this quote from Leonato: "Hath no man's dagger here a point for me?" Which statement below best describes what Leonato is saying?

• I want somebody to speak up for me.

• I want somebody to speak up for Hero.

• I want someone to kill me.

• I want someone to kill Hero.

When Claudio accused Hero of being disloyal, he pointed out, “Behold how like a maid she blushes here! O, what authority and show of truth can cunning sin cover itself withal!” (4.1.31-36). What does he believe Hero’s blushing means?

• She is in denial

• She is triumphant

• She is guilty

• She is scheming

Who said "Give not this rotten orange to your friend"

• Claudio

• Beatrice

• Don Pedro

• Leonato

Which of the following is not one of the faults Beatrice is accused of?

• Disdain and scorn

• Improper etiquette

• She cannot love

• Mockery