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.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.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.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.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

Select the correct text in the passage.Which detail from the passage best reveals the idea that the little things in life are worth exploring?(25) He took her back to the drawing-room and left her there, drank several glasses of champagne and watched her during supper. She allowed two young members of the Diplomatic Corps to wait on her, but made fun of them all the time and treated them as if they were footmen.(26) As soon as the cotillon1 began, he went to her and offered her a bouquet.(27) "Do you accept me?" he asked.(28) "Yes," she replied.(29) And so they were engaged.(30) It's a splendid match, said the world. They are made for one another. They are equals as far as social position and money are concerned. They hold the same blasé views of life. By blasé the world meant that they cared very little for dances, theatres, bazaars, and other noble sports without which life is not really worth living.(31) They were like carefully wiped twin slates, exactly alike; but utterly unable to surmise whether or not life would write the same legend on both. They never asked one another during the tender moments of their engagement: Do you love me? They knew quite well that it was impossible, because they did not believe in love. They talked little, but they understood one another perfectly.And they married.