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Much Ado About Nothing Act 1+2

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bastard; plots to cause as much mischief as possible

a)

Margaret

b)

Benedick

c)

Claudio

d)

Don John

e)

Don Pedro

2.

Initially swears to live as a bachelor for life

a)

Margaret

b)

Benedick

c)

Claudio

d)

Don John

e)

Don Pedro

3.

Valiant soldier with the title “Count”; impulsive, loves Hero

a)

Margaret

b)

Benedick

c)

Claudio

d)

Don John

e)

Don Pedro

4.

Prince of Aragon; offers to help Claudio with Hero

a)

Margaret

b)

Benedick

c)

Claudio

d)

Don John

e)

Don Pedro

5.

Hero’s lady’s maid and friend

a)

Margaret

b)

Benedick

c)

Claudio

d)

Don John

e)

Don Pedro

6.

Quick-witted lady; content to be unmarried

(a)  

7.

Governor of Messina

(a)  

8.

Sidekick to Don John and lover of Margaret

(a)  

9.

Much Ado About (a)  

10.

Leonato’s virtuous daughter, about to wed Claudio

(a)  

11.

A passing reference to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the reader’s minds.

a)

pun

b)

malapropism

c)

allusion

d)

motif

e)

soliloquy

12.

A speech in a dramatic work in which a character speaks his thoughts alone—perhaps not even consciously.

a)

pun

b)

malapropism

c)

allusion

d)

motif

e)

soliloquy

13.

A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings

a)

pun

b)

malapropism

c)

allusion

d)

motif

e)

soliloquy

14.

Recurring image or idea that helps develop or create the text’s theme.

a)

pun

b)

malapropism

c)

allusion

d)

motif

e)

soliloquy

15.

The misuse of a word through confusion with another word that sounds similar, especially when the effect is ridiculous.

a)

pun

b)

malapropism

c)

allusion

d)

motif

e)

soliloquy

16.

Where was the setting of the play?

(a)  

17.

Don Pedro offers to marry (a)   , but she declines.

18.

Who dresses like Claudio for the masquerade?

a)

Benedick

b)

Antonio

c)

Don Pedro

d)

Borachio

19.

When Don Pedro compares his attempts to get Benedick & Beatrice, as well as Claudio & Hero together, to the labors of Hercules, this is an example of a/an ________.

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

c)

hyperbole

d)

motif

20.

People in this play are continually eavesdropping and overhearing things that are not intended for them to hear. This helps create the theme and is called what literary device?

a)

Allusion

b)

Metaphor

c)

Motif

d)

Simile

21.

Both Don John & Beatrice have used the ________ of counterfeiting (being two-faced/fake). This helps establish a theme and is called what literary device?

a)

Allusion

b)

Metaphor

c)

Motif

d)

Simile

e)

Malapropism

22.

How does Don John find out about Claudio's plan to woo Hero?

a)

Antonio mistakenly tells him

b)

Borachio tells him that he overheard them

c)

his brother Don Pedro tells him

d)

he overhears Claudio

23.

How does Claudio woo Hero?

a)

He doesn't; Don Pedro does

b)

He writes her a sonnet

c)

He serenades her window at night

d)

He asks her father to tell her that he loves her

24.

Who vows to never be married?

a)

Hero

b)

Beatrice

c)

Benedick

d)

Claudio

e)

Don John

25.

How are Hero and Beatrice related?

a)

They are sisters

b)

They are aunt and niece

c)

They are cousins

d)

They're both adopted by Leonato and Antonio

26.

Which character showed bravery on the battle field but seems intimidated by courting a girl?

a)

Borachio

b)

Claudio

c)

Benedick

d)

Don Pedro

e)

Leonato

27.

During the ball, Don John manages to convince Claudio that ________.

a)

Don Pedro has no interest in Hero.

b)

Don Pedro has wooed Hero for Benedick.

c)

Don Pedro has wooed Hero for himself.

d)

Don Pedro has wooed Hero for Don John.

28.

Who plots to bring Benedick and Beatrice together?

a)

Don Pedro

b)

Claudio

c)

Leonato

d)

Hero

e)

all of the above

29.

How do Don Pedro and Claudio trick Benedick into realizing his love for Beatrice?

a)

They convince him of her virtues

b)

They have him overhear their conversation in which they assert that she is in love with him

c)

They force him to spend one evening locked in a room alone with her

d)

They insult, humiliate, and belittle him until he agrees to love her

30.

Which character comes up with the idea of tricking Claudio into thinking Hero is cheating on him?

a)

Borachio

b)

Conrade

c)

Don John

31.

counterfeit

a)

two-faced

b)

overhearing

c)

jealous

32.

eavesdropping

a)

two-faced

b)

overhearing

c)

jealous

33.

What is the purpose of a soliloquy?

a)

The purpose is to reveal inner thoughts, feelings, or plans.

b)

comic relief

c)

to move the plot forward

d)

heighten tension

34.

What is the setting of "Much Ado About Nothing"?

a)

Verona

b)

Athens

c)

Messina

d)

Milan

35.

Who is Hero's father and the governor of Messina?

a)

Leonato

b)

Antonio

c)

Don John

d)

Don Pedro

36.

How are Hero and Beatrice related?

a)

colleagues

b)

cousins

c)

sisters

d)

mother and daughter

37.
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
38.
Don Pedro has a plan to make two people fall in love.  Who?
a)
Margaret and Borachio
b)
Dogberry and Beatrice
c)
Leonato and Ursula
d)
Beatrice and Benedick
39.

I created a plan to fool Claudio into thinking that Hero was cheating on him.

a)

Leonato

b)

Borachio

c)

Dogberry

d)

Don Pedro

40.

Claudio thinks it was Hero who was with Borachio, but it was really ________________?

a)

Beatrice

b)

Ursula

c)

Margaret

41.

How long are Don Pedro and the soldiers invited to stay at Messina?

a)

a weekend

b)

a week

c)

a month

d)

a year

42.

Who told Leonato that Don Pedro was planning on proposing to Hero?

a)

Antonio

b)

Claudio

c)

Benedick

d)

Beatrice

43.

Why does Don John want to cross Claudio?

a)

He is jealous because he loves Hero too

b)

He is secretly in love with Claudio

c)

Claudio knows his secret so he wants to end him

d)

He is jealous of Claudio's position as Don Pedro's #2 man

44.

At the start of Act 2, why is Claudio so upset with Don Pedro?

a)

Don John told him that Don Pedro wooed Hero for himself

b)

Benedick told him that Don Pedro hates him

c)

Don Pedro chose his brother Don John over him

45.

Why is Benedick so mad at Beatrice following the masked ball?

a)

Beatrice wouldn't dance with him

b)

Beatrice insulted him, but she might not have known it was him

c)

Beatrice chose not to go to the ball

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