Lesson 4.1.1.4

4.1.1.4 The Winter's Tale (Shakespeare) Quiz: AQA English Literature, Unit 1

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  1. Which character falsely accuses his wife Hermione of adultery with Polixenes?

    • Antigonus
    • Camillo
    • Leontes
    • Polixenes
  2. Who is the King of Bohemia in Shakespeare's play The Winter's Tale?

    • Camillo
    • Polixenes
    • Leontes
    • Florizel
  3. Which location is the main setting for the pastoral second half of the play?

    • Illyria
    • Sicilia
    • Bohemia
    • Verona
  4. Which character is abandoned as a baby on the coast of Bohemia?

    • Mopsa
    • Florizel
    • Perdita
    • Mamillius
  5. What famous fate befalls Antigonus after he abandons the infant Perdita?

    • Killed in battle
    • Drowned at sea
    • Poisoned by king
    • Pursued by a bear
  6. Which allegorical figure enters as a chorus to introduce a sixteen-year time gap?

    • Time
    • Fortune
    • Fate
    • Death
  7. Where does Hermione seemingly come back to life in the final act?

    • Statue scene
    • Pastoral feast
    • Trial scene
    • Bohemian court
  8. Which deity's oracle is consulted to determine Hermione's innocence or guilt?

    • Apollo
    • Neptune
    • Athena
    • Zeus
  9. Who is the comic, roguish pedlar and pickpocket in the Bohemian scenes?

    • Camillo
    • Antigonus
    • Archidamus
    • Autolycus
  10. Which immediate tragedy occurs as a direct result of Leontes's tyrannical jealousy?

    • Exile of Polixenes
    • Death of Mamillius
    • Death of Paulina
    • Execution of Camillo
  11. Who is the Prince of Bohemia who falls in love with Perdita?

    • Polixenes
    • Autolycus
    • Florizel
    • Mamillius
  12. Which Sicilian lord disobeys Leontes's order to poison Polixenes and flees?

    • Camillo
    • Antigonus
    • Cleomenes
    • Dion
  13. Which genre best describes Shakespeare's late play The Winter's Tale?

    • Revenge tragedy
    • Farce
    • Tragicomedy
    • Historical drama
  14. How many years pass during the time gap introduced by the Chorus in Act 4?

    • Sixteen years
    • Ten years
    • Twenty years
    • Five years
  15. Which noblewoman fiercely defends Hermione and confronts Leontes over his jealousy?

    • Emilia
    • Paulina
    • Mopsa
    • Dorcas
  16. Which rural festival is Perdita hosting when Florizel is in disguise?

    • May Day festival
    • Sheep-shearing festival
    • Harvest festival
    • Midsummer festival
  17. What type of traditional story does the title The Winter's Tale evoke?

    • Old wives' tale
    • Historical chronicle
    • Morality play
    • Heroic epic
  18. What quality best characterises Leontes's destructive jealousy in The Winter's Tale?

    • Justified revenge
    • Sibling rivalry
    • Unfounded suspicion
    • Political ambition
  19. What is the name of Leontes and Hermione's young son who dies?

    • Antigonus
    • Florizel
    • Camillo
    • Mamillius
  20. How does Leontes order Camillo to kill Polixenes?

    • By banishing him
    • By poisoning him
    • By stabbing him
    • By drowning him

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