Shakespeare and Much Ado About Nothing

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

• Leonato

• Benedick

• Antonio

• Balthasar

Beatrice says she will not marry Don Pedro because

• She is older than he is

• He is too good for her; "too costly"

• Her uncle wants Don Pedro for Hero

• He is already married

Boracio's name means_______

• Wanton

• Malificient

• Liar

• Drunkard

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

• Dogberry

• Don Pedro

• Don John

• Leonato

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

• Marry Benedick

• Go to a convent to be a nun

• Pretend to be dead

• Hide away until she turns 21

How does Claudio do penance for Leonato?

• Marry Hero's cousin

• Hang an epitaph on Hero's tomb

• Wait two weeks before marrying someone else

• Tell all of Messina Hero is innocent

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

• Virtuous

• Attractive

• Good Cook

• Good at conversation

• Musical

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

• Vacation in Spain

• War with France

• Pilgrimage to Canterbury

• War with Don John

At the end of the play, Don John is ________

• A prisoner

• A dead man

• A missing person

• A man who is very sorry

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

• Similes

• Metaphors

• Rhymes

• Synecdoche