Much Ado About Nothing, Acts I-III Review

Question 1

"If it proves so, then loving goes by haps / Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps"

Accepted Answer

Couplet, Allusion

Question 2

I seem like an idiot, but I might help uncover the truth.

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Dogberry

Question 3

My name means 'drunk', which is exactly how I get myself into trouble.

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Borachio

Question 4

Shakespeare wrote most of his plays in ____________.

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blank verse

Question 5

I am the governor of Messina.

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Leonato

Question 6

I am about to be accused of being an unfaithful and dishonorable young woman.

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Hero

Question 7

Benedick is reluctant to publicly admit his love for Beatrice to his friends.

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True

Question 8

Hero and Beatrice are sisters.

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False

Question 9

Despite his sharp wit and sarcasm, Benedick is a respected and noble soldier in the community

Accepted Answer

true

Question 10

This play takes place in Spain.

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False

Question 11

I am the illegitimate half brother to Don Pedro.

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Don John

Question 12

I enjoy matchmaking and helping people fall in love, especially through elaborate plots.

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Don Pedro

Question 13

When the audience knows information that the characters do not, it is called ______.

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dramatic irony

Question 14

Beatrice once had feelings for Benedick in the past, which is why she treats with contempt now.

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True

Question 15

The play's main antagonist is

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Don John

Question 16

When he proposes to her, Beatrice tells Don Pedro that

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it would be too much work to be married to him

Question 17

I am the the leader of the Watch, a group of lower class men who patrol the neighborhood.

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Dogberry

Question 18

What is the purpose of an aside?

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reveal info to the audience that other characters can't hear

Question 19

Characters who contrast each other in personality or behavior are considered...

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foils

Question 20

"...I have railed so long / against marriage, but doth the appetite alter?"

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Benedick, Don John

Question 21

Hero is the princess of Messina.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

Much Ado About Nothing is a ____________?

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comedy, farce

Question 23

The plan to deceive Beatrice is carried out by...

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Hero and Ursula

Question 24

Leonato initially thinks ______________ wants to marry Hero.

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Don Pedro

Question 25

I come up with a sneaky plan to ruin the wedding plans of Hero and Claudio.

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Borachio

Question 26

I help trick my cousin into falling in love.

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Hero

Question 27

If Don John's information proves true, Claudio intends to confront Hero...

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at the wedding in front of everyone

Question 28

Don Pedro and Don John are brothers.

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True

Question 29

I am celebrated for my many heroic acts in the recent war.

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Claudio

Question 30

Don Pedro and his men are returning from a recent victory at war.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

This is an example of _______: "For to strange sores strangely they strain the cure"

Accepted Answer

alliteration

Question 32

A long speech made by one character in the presence of other on stage is called a...

Accepted Answer

monologue

Question 33

I am always saying the wrong words and confusing people.

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Dogberry

Question 34

Don Pedro is actually the Prince of Aragon.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 35

Name a change Benedick's friends observe in him once he falls in love with Beatrice

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He puts on cologne, He dresses nicely, He shaves, He bathes

Question 36

From a literary standpoint, Benedick and Beatrice are

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Dynamic characters

Question 37

I am called Signior Mountanto in the opening lines of the play, in reference to my sarcasm.

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Benedick

Question 38

A long speech made when a character is alone on stage is called a...

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soliloquy

Question 39

"...Benedick, love on; I will requite thee!"

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Beatrice

Question 40

When Don John is talking to Claudio at the masquerade, he knows who is behind the mask.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 41

I'm romantically involved with Borachio.

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Margaret

Question 42

I am gullible and am tricked several times during the play.

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Claudio

Question 43

Conrade is one of Don Pedro's best soldiers.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 44

My goal is to ruin everyone's happiness--especially my brother's.

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Don John

Question 45

I am called Lady Disdain by a man of great wit and sarcasm.

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Beatrice

Question 46

"He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he / that hath no beard is less than a man..."

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Beatrice

Question 47

"He is enamored on Hero. I pray you dissuade / him from her. She is no equal for his birth."

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Don John

Question 48

Iambic pentameter is .....

Accepted Answer

the rhythmic pattern of verse Shakespeare used

Question 49

Initially, I plan to remain a bachelor for the entirety of my life.

Accepted Answer

Benedick

Question 50

When Ursula and Hero compare tricking Beatrice to fishing in III, scene i, they create...

Accepted Answer

An extended metaphor

Much Ado About Nothing, Acts I-III Review

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