Lesson 4.1.1.4

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

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Lesson 4.1.1.4, The Winter's Tale (Shakespeare): 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA English Literature A (7712), Unit 1: Love through the ages, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

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

    • Polixenes, the King of Bohemia and Leontes's friend
    • Antigonus, a lord of Sicilia loyal to Hermione
    • Leontes, the King of Sicilia and Hermione's husband
    • Camillo, a lord of Sicilia who serves Leontes

  2. Who is the King of Bohemia in The Winter's Tale?

    • Florizel, the son of the King of Bohemia
    • Polixenes, Leontes's childhood friend
    • Leontes, the jealous King of Sicilia
    • Autolycus, a rogue pedlar in the countryside

  3. Which place is the setting of the second part of the play?

    • Padua, a university city in northern Italy
    • Cyprus, an island where a general is stationed
    • Vienna, the city governed by a deputy
    • Bohemia, where the shepherds and Perdita live

  4. Who is abandoned as a baby on the Bohemian coast?

    • Florizel, the son of Polixenes, the King of Bohemia
    • Hermione, the wife of the King of Sicilia
    • Perdita, the daughter of Leontes and Hermione
    • Mamillius, the young son of Leontes

  5. What happens to Antigonus at the end of Act 3 scene 3?

    • He is poisoned at a feast in the palace
    • He exits, pursued by a bear on the shore
    • He is killed by Leontes in the palace of Sicilia
    • He marries Paulina after the trial of Hermione

  6. Which figure speaks as a chorus introducing the sixteen-year gap in the action?

    • Time, who speaks as a chorus figure
    • Camillo, the loyal lord of Sicilia
    • Autolycus, the rogue who sells ballads
    • Paulina, the outspoken friend of Hermione

  7. In which scene does Hermione apparently return to life?

    • The banquet scene at the palace in Sicilia
    • The statue scene in the chapel near the palace
    • The sheep-shearing feast in the Bohemian countryside
    • The trial scene at the oracle in Delphos

  8. Which oracle is consulted about Hermione's guilt?

    • The oracle of Apollo at Delphos
    • The oracle of Diana at Ephesus
    • The oracle at Dodona in Greece
    • The Sibyl of Cumae, a prophetess

  9. Who is the rogue pedlar and thief who appears in Bohemia?

    • Polixenes, the King of Bohemia at the feast
    • Camillo, a Sicilian lord who escapes to Bohemia
    • Autolycus, a roguish pedlar who steals from the shepherds
    • Florizel, the Bohemian prince in disguise

  10. What is the main consequence of Leontes's jealousy?

    • The marriage of Florizel and Perdita in Sicilia
    • The arrival of a messenger carrying good news
    • The death of his young son, Mamillius
    • A victory in battle over the King of Bohemia

  11. Who is Perdita's lover in Bohemia?

    • Mamillius, the son of Leontes
    • Camillo, the Sicilian lord and adviser
    • Antigonus, the lord who was pursued by a bear
    • Florizel, the son of Polixenes

  12. What is the purpose of Camillo's role in the Bohemian plot?

    • He murders Polixenes at a feast in Bohemia
    • He steals Perdita from the shepherd's cottage
    • He marries Paulina after the death of Hermione
    • He warns Polixenes and flees to Bohemia with him

  13. Why is The Winter's Tale often classified as a romance or tragicomedy?

    • It is a history play about English kings and battles
    • It moves from tragedy to reconciliation and restored relationships
    • It contains no tragic deaths at all in its plot
    • It is entirely comic from the first scene to the last

  14. Which best describes the effect of Time as chorus in the play?

    • It makes the sixteen-year gap part of the structure and stresses renewal
    • It offers a comic subplot about the rogue Autolycus
    • It introduces Leontes's trial before the Sicilian court
    • It explains the geography and climate of Sicilia

  15. Who is the loyal and outspoken counsellor who defies Leontes?

    • Paulina, Hermione's friend who challenges Leontes
    • Emilia, the attendant who serves Hermione
    • Mopsa, the shepherd's servant at the sheep-shearing
    • Dorcas, the shepherd's servant in Bohemia

  16. What festival is taking place when Perdita hosts the shepherds?

    • A sheep-shearing feast in the Bohemian countryside
    • A harvest festival in the Sicilian palace grounds
    • A royal coronation held in the city of Delphos
    • A wedding banquet for Florizel in the palace

  17. The title The Winter's Tale suggests that the play is:

    • a history of the kings of Bohemia across centuries
    • an accurate account of the weather in Sicilia
    • a fanciful story told to pass the time, like an old wives' tale
    • a legal record of a trial held in winter

  18. Which statement best explains Leontes's jealousy as a theme?

    • Jealousy always leads to a happy and stable marriage
    • Jealousy affects only the servants and never the nobles
    • Unfounded suspicion can destroy relationships, and repentance takes long
    • Jealousy is presented as a noble virtue in a king

  19. Who is the young son of Leontes and Hermione whose death is one of the play's most painful moments?

    • Polixenes, the King of Bohemia who is poisoned
    • Camillo, the Sicilian lord who escapes
    • Florizel, the son of the King of Bohemia
    • Mamillius, the young prince of Sicilia

  20. What does Leontes order Camillo to do to Polixenes?

    • Imprison him in the tower of the palace
    • Marry him to Perdita at the sheep-shearing
    • Poison him at a feast in Sicilia
    • Send him back to Bohemia with a warning

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