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The Winters Tale Full Book Quiz

What does the oracle from Delphi declare about Hermione?

She must flee

She is guilty

She has lied

She is innocent

None

Who helps Florizel and Perdita flee Bohemia?

Paulina

Polixenes

Camillo

Cleomenes

None

Who defends Hermione’s innocence before Leontes?

Florizel

Cleomenes

Camillo

Paulina

None

What famous stage direction occurs in Act 3?

All exit weeping

Enter, crowned with flowers

Exit, pursued by a bear

Thunder and lightning

None

What happens to Mamillius during Hermione’s trial?

He dies

He goes mad

He escapes to Bohemia

He hides with Paulina

None

Which theme dominates the play’s conclusion?

Forgiveness and renewal

War and power

Deceit and ambition

Revenge and pride

None

Who finds and raises Perdita?

A Sailor

A Merchant

A Fisherman

A Shepherd

None

What name does Perdita’s name symbolically mean?

Pure one

Lost one

Beloved one

Faithful one

None

What emotion drives Leontes to accuse Hermione of adultery?

Fear

Jealousy

Grief

Pride

None

Who introduces the passage of time in Act 4?

Hermione

Time

Camillo

Paulina

None

Who is Leontes’ trusted counselor at the start of the play?

Camillo

Paulina

Autolycus

Cleomenes

None

Who is Leontes’ young son?

Antigonus

Camillo

Mamillius

Florizel

None

Who is Leontes’ childhood friend and the King of Bohemia?

Dion

Polixenes

Cleomenes

Antigonus

None

What role does Paulina play throughout the play?

Comic servant

Voice of conscience and truth

Deceptive spy

Royal messenger

None

Who does Leontes believe is Hermione’s lover?

Polixenes

Camillo

Dion

Cleomenes

None

Who falls in love with Perdita?

Leontes

Florizel

Polixenes

Camillo

None

How many years pass between Acts 3 and 4?

Ten

Twelve

Sixteen

Twenty

None

What animal kills Antigonus?

A boar

A lion

A wolf

A bear

None

Who disguises himself to attend the sheep-shearing festival?

Camillo

Leontes

Polixenes

Florizel

None

Who is Leontes’ wife?

Dorcas

Paulina

Emilia

Hermione

None

Who reveals Hermione’s survival?

Leontes

Paulina

Camillo

Cleomenes

None

Where do Florizel and Perdita flee to?

Rome

Sicilia

Athens

Delphi

None

What miracle occurs in the final act?

Polixenes abdicates

The bear speaks

Hermione’s statue comes to life

Mamillius returns

None

Who is the King of Sicilia at the beginning of the play?

Polixenes

Leontes

Camillo

Florizel

None

What tone best describes the ending of The Winter’s Tale?

Joyful reconciliation

Tragic isolation

Mournful reflection

Bitter irony

None

Who is the son of Polixenes?

Dion

Camillo

Mamillius

Florizel

None

Where is the baby Perdita left?

At the gates of Sicilia

On the coast of Bohemia

In a forest near Athens

In a temple at Delphi

None

Who acts as the comic rogue and thief in the play?

Dion

Camillo

Antigonus

Autolycus

None

Who delivers the baby Perdita to a foreign shore?

Cleomenes

Camillo

Antigonus

Paulina

None

Who brings the oracle’s message from Delphi?

Paulina and Antigonus

Cleomenes and Dion

Camillo and Polixenes

Florizel and Perdita

None

Time's up

Collect Another Victory

The Winters Tale Act 1
The Winters Tale Act 2
The Winters Tale Act 4
The Winters Tale Act 5
The Winters Tale Character Matching
The Winters Tale Literary Devices
The Winters Tale Quote Identification
The Winters Tale Vocabulary

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