WorksheetsMA Act 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Benedict says "it is certain I am loved of all ladies." The literary device he uses is:
a)
alliteration
b)
hyperbole
c)
both alliteration and hyperbole
2.
"How much better it is to weep at joy than to joy at weeping" (Act I sc.i)
The literary device employed in the above lines is:
a)
allusion
b)
juxtaposition
c)
rhetorical question
d)
simile
3.
Of the soldiers who are arriving in Messina which one "hath borne himself beyond the promise of his age" in recent battle?
a)
Don Pedro
b)
Benedick
c)
Claudio
d)
Don John
4.
Which two characters have a "skirmish of wit" whenever they meet?
a)
Claudio and Leonato
b)
Don Pedro and Don John
c)
Benedick and Hero
d)
Benedick and Beatrice
5.
"Is it possible disdain should die while she hath such meet food to feed it?" The literary device employed in the above lines is:
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Allusion
d)
Personification
6.
How does Don John find out about Don Pedro's plan to woo Hero for Claudio?
a)
Borachio overheard Benedick and Beatrice arguing about the plan and then told Don John.
b)
Borachio overhead Claudio and Don Pedro talking about the plan and then told Don John.
c)
Borachio overheard Leonato and Claudio dicussing Hero's beauty and then told Don John.
d)
Borachio overheard Benedick and Claudio talking about how beautiful Hero is and then told Don John.
7.
How are Don John and Don Pedro related?
a)
They are cousins.
b)
They are half brothers.
c)
They are twin brothers.
d)
They are not related at all.
8.
How are Hero and Beatrice related?
a)
They are cousins.
b)
They are sisters.
c)
Hero works for Beatrice, but they are not related.
d)
They are half sisters.
9.
Don John says "I had rather be a canker in a hedge than a rose in his grace." The literary device he uses is:
a)
repetition
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
10.
Why has the messenger come to Messina in the opening scene?
a)
He comes to announce the approaching arrival of soldiers.
b)
He comes to announce a groom for Beatrice.
c)
He comes to announce that the army has been successful, but is retreating to Rome.
d)
He comes to announce that Don Pedro is a villain and must not be trusted.
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