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Much Ado About Nothing
William Shakespeare
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Act I, scene i
Act I, scenes ii–iii
Act II, scene i
Act II, scenes ii–iii
Act III, scenes i–ii
Act III, scene iii
Act III, scenes iv–v
Act IV, scenes i–ii
Act V, scenes i–ii
Act V, scenes iii–iv
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Beatrice
Benedick
Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon
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Act I, scene i
Act I, scenes ii-iii
Act II, scene i
Act II, scenes ii-iii
Act III, scenes i-ii
Act III, scene iii
Act III, scenes iv-v
Act IV, scenes i-ii
Act V, scenes i-ii
Act V, scenes iii-iv
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Beatrice
Benedick
Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon
Claudio
Don John
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Act 1, scene i
Act 1, scenes ii-iii
Act 2, scene i
Act 2, scenes ii-iii
Act 3, scenes i-ii
Act 3, scene iii
Act 3, scenes iv-v
Act 4, scenes i-ii
Act 5, scenes i-ii
Act 5, scenes iii-iv
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Plot Overview Quiz
Further Study
Plot Overview Quiz
1
of 5
In what country does Much Ado About Nothing take place?
Scotland
Italy
England
Denmark
2
of 5
At the start of the play, Leonato is preparing to welcome home his friends from ___.
War
School
Paris
Their honeymoon
3
of 5
After Claudio leaves Hero at the altar, Hero's family tells everyone that ___.
Hero died of grief
Hero committed suicide
Hero went abroad
Hero is in confinement
4
of 5
Who are the local heads of police?
Borachio and Conrad
Benedick and Beatrice
Hero and Claudio
Dogberry and Verges
5
of 5
At the end of the play, how many couples get married in total?
1
2
4
Zero
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