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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What areas does Egeon tell the Duke he traveled through before coming to Ephesus?
(a) Africa and Asia.
(b) Africa and Italy.
(c) Greece and France.
(d) Greece and Asia.

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

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

4. Finish the sentence: "So that my errand, due unto my tongue, I thank him, I bare home upon my ________."
(a) Soul.
(b) Shoulders.
(c) Heart.
(d) Head.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as "horn-mad"?

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

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

4. What does Luciana say Antipholus of Ephesus' is "the bridle" of?

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

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