| The messengar tekls Leonato someone will be arriving in Messina. Who is coming? | Don Pedro and all of his soliders. |
| Beatrice questions the messenger about someone. Who? | Benedick |
| Describe Beatrice’s greeting to benedick | She’s rude and insulting |
| According to Leonato, who is fighting a “merry war”? | Benedick and Beatrice |
| How long do Don Pedro and his company plan on staying? | 1 month |
| Who is Don John? | Don Pedro’s half brother (an illigetimate child) |
| Who catches Claudio’s eye? | Hero |
| What is it that Benedick swears will never happen to him? | He will never get married |
| Where does Claudio say he has spent time before coming to Messina? | Fighting in the War |
| What does Don Pedro intend to do for Claudio? | Woo Hero for him |
| Who is Antonio? | Leonato’s Brother |
| What does Antonio claim to have learned from one of his servants? | Someone is going to try to woo hero |
| What is Leonatos reaction to the news regarding Don Perdo’s wooing of his daughter? | He’s in favor of it and notifies hero |
| What are Don Johns true feeling of Don Pedro? | He hates him |
| Who is Boracchio? | A friend of Don Johns |
| What news does Boracchio bring to Don John? | Claudio wants Hero and Don Pedro will woo her for him |
| What does Don John plan to do regarding Claudio and Hero? Why? | He wants to ruin their relationship to spite his brother. |
| Who does Leonatoo notice is not at supper that evening? | Don John |
| For what does Beatrice say she is thankful to God every nigh? | That she’s not married |
| Where does Beatrice say that, as an unmarried woman, she will go? | First to Hell then to Heaven |
| What kind of party is Leonato hosting? | Masquerade party |
| How does Beatrice further insult Benedick at the party? | She insults him to his face, not knowing its him |
| How does Don John feed false information to Claudio? | They talk to Claudio pretending to think its Benedick |
| Who does Claudio become angry with after Don John shares what he has “heard”? | Don Pedro |
| What hint does Beatrice drop about the possible reason for her treatment of benedick? | He broke her heart |
| What news does Don Pedro bring to Claudio? | He wooed Hero for him, and they can marry |
| What plan does Don Pedro begin to concoct? | They will get Beatrice and Benedick to marry |
| What plan does Boracchio devise that pleases Don John | Make Hero appear Asa prostitute to fool Claudio |
| What does Don John promise Boracchio is he is able to pull it off, | 1,000 Ducats |
| What information does Don John day he is going to obtain? | The date of the wedding |
| Why does Benedick send a servant to retrieve a book from his room? | So he could be alone to think |
| Baldrick | A wide belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or a bugle by the left hip |
| Banquet | A ceremonial meal |
| Bullock | A castrated bull; a young bull |
| Cleave | To split with or as if with a sharp instrument |
| Crotchet | An odd, whimsical, or stubborn notion |
| Disdain | Intense scorn |
| Disparage | To criticize, mock or belittle |
| Disposition | Personality; behavioral tendencies |
| Drover | One that drives cattle or sheep |
| Ducat | Any of various gold coins formerly used in certain European countries |
| Embassage | An embassy |
| Enamor | To inspire with love; captivate |
| Endow | To provide with property, income or a source of income |
| Enfranchised | To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to bote |
| Epitaphs | An inscription on a tomb of a gravestone in memory |
| Flout | To show contempt for; scorn; flout a law; behavior that flouted a convention |
| Haggard | Appearing worn and exhausted |
| Impediment | Bar, barrier, hurdle, hindrance |
| Lief | Readily; willingly; gladly; gain |
| Melancholy | Feeling of causing pensive sadness |
| Mirth | Laughter |
| Misprize | To despise |
| Orthography | The art of study of correct spelling according to established usage |
| Perturbation | The act of being disturbed or troubled |
| Pleach | To plait or interlace, especially in making a hedge or an arbor |
| Poniard | A dagger typically having a slender square or traigulsr blade |
| Predestinate | Established or prearranged unalterably |
| Reproach | To accuse of and blame for a fault so as to make feel ashamed; rebuke |
| Revelling | Taking great pleasure or delight; engaging in uproarious festivities |
| Rite | The prescribed or customary form for conducting a religious or other solemn ceremony |
| Shrewd | Good at judging people or situations; crafty |
| Tabor | Small drum |
| Usurer | One who lends money at interest, especially at an exorbitant or unlawfully high rate |
| Valor | The qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional of heroic courage when facing danger |
| Victual | Food fit for human consumption |
| Vile | Loathsome; disgusting; Vile language |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING TEST
July 13, 2019