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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 profession does Egeon tell the Duke he once had?
(a) A tavern owner.
(b) A merchant.
(c) A jeweler.
(d) A goldsmith.

2. What does Antipholus of Syracuse question Dromio of Ephesus about in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) If he has found a way home.
(b) Where they will go for dinner.
(c) The weather.
(d) The money he gave him.

3. Who says, "Yet this my comfort: when your words are done, my woes end likewise with the evening sun"?
(a) Egeon.
(b) The Duke.
(c) The Duke's officer.
(d) The Duke's attendant.

4. What does Antipholus of Syracuse tell the First Merchant he is going to do to pass his time at the end of their conversation in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Find some food.
(b) Sell some jewelry.
(c) Visit a friend.
(d) Wander the city.

5. Finish the sentence: "Whom whilst I labour'd of a love to see, I hazarded the loss of whom I ____."
(a) Loved.
(b) Had.
(c) Missed.
(d) Know.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "What, wilt thou flout me thus unto my face, being forbid? There, take you that, sir knave"?

2. What is the name of the Duke introduced in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. Who is the first to speak in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. Who says, "Many a man would take you at your word, and go indeed, having so good a mean"?

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

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