Select the correct answer.Which statement best expresses how Benedick develops conflicting ideas over the course of the text? A. He believes that love is hard to find, yet he finds it quickly with Beatrice. B. He believes that love is not worth the trouble, yet he will continue to search for it. C. He believes that people are bound to change when they are in love, yet he promises to himself that he will not. D. He believes that men become fools when they fall in love, yet he grabs on to hope that he may find it with Beatrice.

Select the correct answer.Which statement best summarizes the main events in the passage? A. Benedick struggles with how his friends change once they are in love and wonders if he too will act differently. B. Benedick considers the type of woman he could love and thinks that, even if he found her, he would not change who he is or how he acts. C. Benedick eavesdrops on his friends, who know he is listening, and they trick him into thinking Beatrice is in love with him. D. Benedick overhears his friends talking about Beatrice's love for him and wonders if he could ever love her back.

Select the correct answer.Which detail from paragraph 30 of the passage is emphasized in the artwork? A. Beatrice's unrequited love for Benedick B. Beatrice's natural beauty and wisdom C. Benedick's sighting of Beatrice after overhearing the men's conversation D. Benedick's sympathy for not returning Beatrice's interest in him as a suitor

Select the correct answer.Read the excerpt from paragraph 18."To what end?" asked Claudio. "He would make but a sport of it, and torment the poor lady worse."What does Claudio mean when he says that Benedick would "make but a sport of it"? A. that Benedick would use the information to torture Beatrice's suitors B. that Benedick would use the knowledge to make fun of Beatrice C. that Benedick would turn winning Beatrice's love into a competition D. that Benedick would ignore Beatrice because he cares more for entertainment

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.Read the excerpt from paragraphs 27–29.(27) "My lord, will you walk? Dinner is ready," said Leonato.(28) "If he do not doat on her after this, I will never trust my expectation," laughed Claudio, as the conspirators withdrew...(29) When the others had gone, Benedick came forth from his hiding-place, deeply impressed with what he had heard.How does this excerpt develop a theme about deception?These lines develop a theme about deception by showing .

Select the correct answer.How does the conversation between Claudio, Don Pedro, and Leonato move the plot forward? A. by scaring Benedick into hiding from Beatrice's uncle B. by arranging a marriage between Benedick and Beatrice C. by setting Benedick up to pursue Beatrice in marriage D. by convincing Benedick he deserves to marry Beatrice