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Much Ado About Nothing Act II Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which vocabulary word means "marked by practical hardheaded intelligence"?

a)

Solicit

b)

Transgression

c)

Shrewd

d)

Mirth

2.

Which vocabulary word means "make a position for something desired"?

a)

Dissuade

b)

Cunning

c)

Covert

d)

Solicit

3.

Which vocabulary word means "turn away from by persuasion"?

a)

Estimation

b)

Dissuade

c)

Vex

d)

Cunning

4.

Which vocabulary word means "the violation of a law or duty or moral principle"?

a)

Transgression

b)

Conceit

c)

Solicit

d)

Covert

5.

Which vocabulary word means "an elaborate poetic image comparing very dissimilar things"?

a)

Conceit

b)

Dissuade

c)

Shrewd

d)

Estimation

6.

Which vocabulary word means "great merriment"?

a)

Vex

b)

Cunning

c)

Mirth

d)

Shrewd

7.

Which vocabulary word means "secret or hidden"?

a)

Solicit

b)

Dissuade

c)

Covert

d)

Estimation

8.

Which vocabulary word means "the respect with which a person is held"?

a)

Dissuade

b)

Estimation

c)

Cunning

d)

Transgression

9.

Which vocabulary word means "disturb the peace of mind of"?

a)

Vex

b)

Dissuade

c)

Shrewd

d)

Mirth

10.

What vocabulary word means "marked by skill in deception"?

a)

Cunning

b)

Mirth

c)

Dissuade

d)

Shrewd

11.
Why does Claudio rush out after speaking to Don John during the masked ball?
a)
He's angry and upset
b)
He's looking for Hero
c)
He wasn't invited
d)
He has diarrhea
12.
How does Benedick feel about Claudio's declaration of love for Hero? 
a)
He feels somewhat betrayed because he wants Claudio to continue to be a bachelor like Benedick is.
b)
He declares his support for his friend and exclaims how pleased he is at their future wedding.  He can hardly wait for the ceremony.
c)
He comments that Hero is not ugly and not pretty; he explains that he doesn't really think one way or another about her.
d)
He explains that Hero is untrustworthy and deceitful like all women.
13.
How do Don Pedro, Leonato, and Claudio tell Benedick that Beatrice loves him?
a)
They tell him over dinner.
b)
They write a note and slip it through his window.
c)
They have a conversation about it in front of Benedick and pretend they don’t know he is there.
d)
They embarrass him by announcing it at the party.
14.

What information does Don John and Borachio give to Claudio in Act 2 Scene 1?

a)

Don Pedro is wooing Hero for himself

b)

Benedick is a scoundrel and thief

c)

Beatrice is jealous of Hero

d)

Leonato will not allow any man to marry his daughter

15.
How is Borachio going to make everyone believe that Hero loves him instead of Claudio?
a)
He is going to get her to confess her love to him in front of Claudio.
b)
He is going to forge a note from Hero to himself and give it to Leonato.
c)
He is going to make an announcement at the party.
d)
He is going to call Margaret Hero when kissing her so everyone will see.
16.
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.
17.

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

18.
Who is the illegitimate half brother who refers to himself as a villain?
a)
Benedick
b)
Don Pedro
c)
Don John
d)
Claudio
19.
Although I swear that I will live as a bachelor, my feelings are hurt by Beatrice's words at the party.  Who am I?
a)
Don John
b)
Leonado
c)
Benedick
d)
Don Pedro
20.
Why do Benedick and Beatrice hate each other?
a)
They are both redheads
b)
Something happened between them before the war
c)
She thinks he performed poorly in the war
d)
She thinks he will be leaving soon
21.
Who are Beatrice and Hero's attendants?  (Ladies in waiting.)
a)
Beverly and Kim
b)
Esther and Joan
c)
Constance and Marie
d)
Ursula and Margaret
22.

At the beginning of Act 2, what type of event does Leonato host to welcome home the soldiers?

a)

a masquerade ball

b)

a play production

c)

a formal tea

d)

a barbecue

23.

In Act II, Scene I, what misinformation do Don John and Borachio give to Claudio?

a)

Don Pedro is wooing hero for himself

b)

Benedick is a scoundrel and a thief

c)

Beatrice is jealous of Hero

d)

Leonato will not allow any man to marry his daughter

24.

After speaking with Beatrice at the masquerade ball at the beginning of Act II, how does Benedick feel?

a)

Insulted

b)

Obsessed

c)

Intrigued

d)

Excited

25.

What does Beatrice mean when she says, "Once before Benedick won my heart of me with false dice"? (Act II, Scene I)

a)

She was previously interested in and rejected by Benedick

b)

She has been aware of his schemes and games all her life

c)

She pretended to reciprocate Benedick's love for her

d)

She has never before considered Benedick in a romantic way

26.

When Don Pedro plans to "undertake one of Hercules's labors, which is to bring Signior Benedick and the Lady Beatrice into a mountain of affection," the mention of Hercules is what literary device?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Allusion

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Personification

27.

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps that Borachio will take to ruin Claudio's engagement to Hero?

a)

He will have Don John bring Claudio and Don Pedro to the courtyard, alone

b)

He will appear with Margaret in Hero's bedroom window

c)

He will have Hero kidnapped and held for ransom

d)

He will call Margaret by the name of "Hero" and make her appear unfaithful

28.

When Benedick is alone on stage, giving a lengthy speech about his feelings for Beatrice after overhearing that she is in love with him, what type of speech is this?

a)

Monologue

b)

Soliloquy

c)

Aside

d)

Onomatopoeia

29.

When Benedick is with other characters on stage but gives a lengthy speech about his love for Beatrice, this is a...

a)

Soliloquy

b)

Monologue

c)

Aside

d)

Cinquain

30.

In Act II, Scene I, when Beatrice uses a play on words to add to the element of comedy, saying, "Civil as an orange, and something of that jealous complexity," what literary device is being used?

a)

Aside

b)

Alliteration

c)

Allusion

d)

Pun

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