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Much Ado About Nothing

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is among the men who come to Messina with Don Pedro?

a)

Leonato

b)

Benedick

c)

Antonio

d)

Balthasar

2.

Beatrice says she will not marry Don Pedro because

a)

She is older than he is

b)

He is too good for her; "too costly"

c)

Her uncle wants Don Pedro for Hero

d)

He is already married

3.

Boracio's name means_______

a)

Wanton

b)

Malificient

c)

Liar

d)

Drunkard

4.

Who develops a plan to trick Beatrice and Benedick to fall in love with each other?

a)

Dogberry

b)

Don Pedro

c)

Don John

d)

Leonato

5.

The friar makes a plan in which Hero must do which of the following?

a)

Marry Benedick

b)

Go to a convent to be a nun

c)

Pretend to be dead

d)

Hide away until she turns 21

6.

How does Claudio do penance for Leonato?

a)

Marry Hero's cousin

b)

Hang an epitaph on Hero's tomb

c)

Wait two weeks before marrying someone else

d)

Tell all of Messina Hero is innocent

7.

Which of the following qualities does Benedick say he wants in a woman that he would marry if he wanted to get married?

a)

Virtuous

b)

Attractive

c)

Good Cook

d)

Good at conversation

e)

Musical

8.

Where are Don Pedro and his men returning from in the beginning of the play?

a)

Vacation in Spain

b)

War with France

c)

Pilgrimage to Canterbury

d)

War with Don John

9.

At the end of the play, Don John is ________

a)

A prisoner

b)

A dead man

c)

A missing person

d)

A man who is very sorry

10.

Benedick believes he cannot write a decent poem because he struggles with__________

a)

Similes

b)

Metaphors

c)

Rhymes

d)

Synecdoche

11.

The play ends with

a)

A death

b)

A picnic

c)

A wedding

d)

A dream

12.

The play's title takes on an added meaning when considering____

a)

The subtitle

b)

The definition of ado

c)

The second meaning of nothing

d)

The words that rhyme with much

13.

What does Renaissance mean?

a)

Redirect

b)

Rebirth

c)

Ren and Stimpy

d)

Retribution

14.

Which of the following is a foil to Hero?

a)

Claudio

b)

Beatrice

c)

Benedick

d)

Margaret

15.

Which of the following love gods is often mentioned in the play?

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Cupid

c)

Venus

d)

Zeus

16.

Mistaking words by using another that sounds like it causing a humorous statement is called__________

a)

Synedoche

b)

Conceit

c)

Homophone

d)

Malaproprism

17.

What is the poetic meter that Shakespeare wrote his plays and sonnets?

a)

iambic pentameter

b)

terza rima

c)

anapest octameter

d)

spondee trimeter

18.

What year was Shakespeare born?

a)

1616

b)

1776

c)

1564

d)

1492

19.

What year did Shakespeare die?

a)

1519

b)

1066

c)

1987

d)

1616

20.

How did Shakespeare's audiences watch one of his plays?

a)

They joined the actors on stage

b)

They spread out blankets and had a picnic near the stage

c)

They stood around three sides of the stage

d)

They sat in recliners with drink holders