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Problem 1 - Entrance Test

In which play does the stage direction 'Exit, pursued by a bear' famously occur?

Correct: A

The Winter's Tale contains the most famous stage direction in Shakespearean drama: 'Exit, pursued by a bear.' It occurs in Act III, Scene iii when Antigonus leaves the infant Perdita on the coast of Bohemia and is chased offstage by the bear, a moment that blends tragedy and dark comedy.