The early modern English period was a time of linguistic explosion, when words like cuckold and orthography carried a great deal of social weight. Test your knowledge of the vocabulary of the period with the Much Ado About Nothing Vocabulary Quiz. Enter the world of Elizabethan prose and test your vocabulary.
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Much Ado About Nothing Vocabulary Quiz Questions
- In Shakespeare’s time, what did the word “ado” mean in the title?
- What does “baldrick” refer to in the play’s context?
- What does “cuckold” mean when used by Benedick?
- What does “jest” mean in the dialogue between Beatrice and Benedick?
- What does “woo” mean when Claudio plans to court Hero?
- When Beatrice calls Benedick “Signior Mountanto,” what is “mountanto”?
- What does “villain” mean in Don John’s self-description?
- What does “wit” refer to throughout the play?
- When Claudio speaks of “modest truth,” what does “modest” mean here?
- What does “wooer” mean in the context of Don Pedro’s plan?
- What does “disdain” mean when Beatrice is described as full of it?
- What does “mettle” mean when Benedick speaks of his courage?
- What does “malapropism” describe in Dogberry’s speech?
- What does “arrant knave” mean when used as an insult?
- When Hero is called “a jewel,” what is this phrase an example of?
- What does “shrewd” mean when Beatrice is described as such?
- What does “thou art an ass” illustrate in Dogberry’s character?
- What does “merry war” mean in describing Beatrice and Benedick?
- What does “honor” symbolize in the play?
- When Claudio says Hero is “a rotten orange,” what does this imply?
- What does “penance” mean when Claudio accepts his punishment?
- What does “wooed” mean when Don Pedro speaks to Hero?
- What does “valor” mean when describing Claudio’s deeds?
- What does “jesting spirit” refer to in Beatrice’s personality?
- When Hero’s innocence is questioned, what does “chaste” mean?
- What does “comedy of manners” describe about the play?
- What does “maiden” mean when referring to Hero?
- What does “gulling” mean in the “gulling scenes”?
- When Claudio “revokes his challenge,” what does “revoke” mean?
- What does “betrothed” mean when Hero and Claudio are joined?