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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first to speak in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Angelo.
(b) Antipholus of Ephesus.
(c) The Second Merchant.
(d) The First Merchant.

2. Who says, "What, wilt thou flout me thus unto my face, being forbid? There, take you that, sir knave"?
(a) Dromio of Ephesus.
(b) Antipholus of Ephesus.
(c) Dromio of Syracuse.
(d) Antipholus of Syracuse.

3. Where does the First Merchant tell Antipholus of Syracuse he should pretend to be from at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Africa.
(b) Epidamnum.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Greece.

4. What does the Duke tell Egeon he wishes he could reverse, but cannot?
(a) Egeon's misfortune in losing his family.
(b) Egeon's ransom amount.
(c) Egeon's son being lost.
(d) Egeon's execution.

5. What is the name of the inn Antipholus of Syracuse is staying at in Ephesus?
(a) The River.
(b) The Tiger.
(c) The Porpentine.
(d) The Centaur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession does Egeon tell the Duke he once had?

2. What caused Egeon and his family to become separated according to his story in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. Where does Egeon tell the Duke he is from?

4. Who runs away in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What does the Duke tell Egeon he can do "to make up the sum" of his ransom?

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