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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "Say what you will, sir, but I know what I know; that you beat me at the mart, I have your hand to show"?
(a) Antipholus of Ephesus.
(b) Angelo.
(c) Dromio of Ephesus.
(d) Balthazar.

2. What does the Duke tell Egeon he wishes he could reverse, but cannot?
(a) Egeon's execution.
(b) Egeon's son being lost.
(c) Egeon's misfortune in losing his family.
(d) Egeon's ransom amount.

3. Finish the sentence: "The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave is wander'd forth, in care to seek me out by computation and mine host's _____."
(a) Report.
(b) Repose.
(c) Story.
(d) Heart.

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

5. What is the name of Egeon's long lost wife?
(a) Adriana.
(b) Luciana.
(c) Emilia.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish the sentence: "The beasts, the fishes, and the winged fowls, are their males' subjects and at their _______."

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

3. In what setting does Act 1, Scene 1 take place?

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

5. Who is the first to tell Antipholus of Ephesus and his men that they cannot enter the house in Act 3, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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