Sample Test Questions for Dr. Weller's unit on comedy and Much Ado About Nothing
- According to The Free Dictionary by FARLEX what are the two tones of dramatic comedy?
- humorous or satirical
- light or dark
- frivolous or serious
- mannerly or rude
- meaningful or escapist
- Who woos Hero on behalf of Claudio? (See the last speech of Act 1, Scene 1.)
- Borachio
- Don John
- Don Pedro
- Conrade
- Beatrice
- Benedick
- Who says of himself, "I am a plain-dealing villain"? (See Act 1, Scene 3.)
- Borachio
- Don John
- Don Pedro
- Conrade
- Dogberry
- Benedick
- Dogberry says to the members of the watch, "you shall comprehend all vagrom men" (See Act 3, Scene 3), which means,
- "you must compromise all vague men"
- "you must apprehend all vagrant men"
- "you can expect to understand all vagrant men"
- "you can expect to understand all vigorous men"
- Who says, "Thou and I are too wise to woo peaceably"? (See Act 5, Scene 2.)
- Borachio
- Don John
- Don Pedro
- Dogberry
- Beatrice
- Benedick
- In the final scene, Beatrice explains to Benedick and everyone else that she is marrying him . . . (See Act 5, Scene 4.)
- because he is so handsome
- because he is so brave in battle
- because she heard he was suffering from consumption