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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Duke offer Egeon at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) To let him go into the city and borrow money for his ransom.
(b) To let him go for nothing.
(c) To let him go in exchange for his labor.
(d) To not make him pay a ransom.

2. In what setting does Act 1, Scene 1 take place?
(a) Antipholus of Syracuse's house.
(b) A palace hall.
(c) A market.
(d) Antipholus of Ephesus' house.

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

4. Who says, "Ere I learn love, I'll practise to obey"?
(a) Dromio of Ephesus.
(b) Luce.
(c) Luciana.
(d) Adriana.

5. Where does Antipholus of Syracuse decide to go at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) The Centaur.
(b) Antipholus of Ephesus' house.
(c) The Tiger.
(d) The Porpentine.

Short Answer Questions

1. At whose shop does Antipholus of Ephesus plan to tell his wife he was at, which caused him to be late for dinner?

2. Finish the sentence: "Say that I linger'd with you at your shop to see the making of her ______."

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

4. How old was Egeon's son when he decided to leave home in search of his lost brother?

5. What does the Duke tell Egeon he wishes he could reverse, but cannot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Antipholus of Syracuse and Dromio of Syracuse discuss in regards to Ephesus at the end of Act 4, Scene 4?

2. Why does Antipholus of Syracuse send Dromio of Syracuse to an inn in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. How does Dromio of Ephesus respond to Antipholus of Syracuse's anger towards him in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. What causes Angelo and Antipholus of Ephesus to argue in Act 4, Scene 1?

5. What does Antipholus of Ephesus tell his friends he will do to get back at his wife for locking him out of the house at the end of Act 3, Scene 1?

6. How does Luce treat Antipholus of Ephesus and his friends in Act 3, Scene 1?

7. How does Antipholus of Syracuse react after Dromio of Syracuse denies having had a conversation with him regarding him money in Act 2, Scene 1?

8. What does Dromio of Ephesus say he needs his master for in Act 1, Scene 2?

9. Describe the exchange between Antipholus of Syracuse and Angelo at the end of Act 3, Scene 2.

10. How does Antipholus of Syracuse tell Luciana he feels about her?

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