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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Comedy of Errors and Measure For Measure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom is Hermia in love at the beginning of A Midsummer Night's Dream?
(a) Demetrius.
(b) Theseus.
(c) Egeus.
(d) Lysander.

2. Where does Iachomo tell Pisanio to kill Imogen in Cymbeline?
(a) Wales.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Southhampton.
(d) Scotland.

3. Why does Lear wander into a storm at night?
(a) He wants to gather an army together.
(b) He has not bathed in days.
(c) He is looking for Cordelia.
(d) He does not want to live with his daughters.

4. What does Angelo threaten the disguised Duke with at the end of Measure for Measure?
(a) Excommunication.
(b) Torture.
(c) Jailing.
(d) A fine.

5. In Cymbeline, why does the King raise Posthumus?
(a) He brings good luck to the kingdom.
(b) He saved the queen's life.
(c) He is the King's favorite fool.
(d) His father was a royal night.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Tempest, where on the island do Sycorax imprison good spirits?

2. What two dangerous animals does Orlando save Oliver from in As You Like It?

3. The ghost of which character appears at Macbeth's banquet?

4. In The Winter's Tale, what is Florizel when he first sees Perdita?

5. What is Edmund's brother's name?

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