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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. What is the name of the Duke introduced in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Antipholus.
(b) Dromius.
(c) Solinus.
(d) Syrian.

2. Finish the sentence: "We being strangers here, how darest thou trust so great a charge from thine own ______."
(a) Life.
(b) Custody.
(c) Home.
(d) Insurance.

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

4. What caused Egeon and his family to become separated according to his story in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) The crew separated them.
(b) The ship hit a rock.
(c) The ship struck an iceberg.
(d) A wave knocked them over.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way do Egeon and his family try and keep themselves on the ship?

2. Finish the sentence: "Whom whilst I labour'd of a love to see, I hazarded the loss of whom I ____."

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

4. Who does Dromio of Ephesus tell Antipholus of Syracuse is waiting on him at his home?

5. Who says, "Yet this my comfort: when your words are done, my woes end likewise with the evening sun"?

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