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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Sell some jewelry.
(b) Wander the city.
(c) Find some food.
(d) Visit a friend.

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

3. What is the name of the establishment that Balthazar suggests Antipholus of Ephesus and his friends go to for dinner?
(a) The Centaur.
(b) The Tiger.
(c) The Porpentine.
(d) The Blue Monkey.

4. Who is the first to enter the scene during Adriana and Luciana's conversation at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Antipholus of Ephesus.
(b) Dromio of Syracuse.
(c) Dromio of Ephesus.
(d) Antipholus of Syracuse.

5. Who says, "Fie, brother! how the world is changed with you!"?
(a) Angelo.
(b) Adriana.
(c) Dromio of Syracuse.
(d) Luciana.

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

7. Who interrupts the conversation between Antipholus of Syracuse and Dromio of Syracuse in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Luciana and Angelo.
(b) Luciana and Luce.
(c) Adriana and Luce.
(d) Adriana and Luciana.

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

9. What is the name of Antipholus of Ephesus' wife?
(a) Adriana.
(b) Luciana.
(c) Emilia.
(d) Mary.

10. Who calls out to Antipholus of Ephesus' servants to let them inside the house in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Dromio of Ephesus.
(b) Angelo.
(c) Dromio of Syracuse.
(d) Balthazar.

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

12. In what setting does Act 1, Scene 1 take place?
(a) A palace hall.
(b) A market.
(c) Antipholus of Syracuse's house.
(d) Antipholus of Ephesus' house.

13. Who is described as "horn-mad"?
(a) Adriana.
(b) Antipholus.
(c) Luciana.
(d) Dromio.

14. 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) Dromio of Ephesus.
(b) Angelo.
(c) Antipholus of Ephesus.
(d) Balthazar.

15. What does Antipholus of Syracuse give to Dromio of Syracuse to take to an inn?
(a) Some papers.
(b) A chain.
(c) A ring.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who says, "Ere I learn love, I'll practise to obey"?

3. What is the name of the establishment that Antipholus of Ephesus decides to take his friends to for dinner?

4. During his speech at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2, where does Antipholus of Syracuse say Dromio told him his house was located?

5. From where did Egeon say the boat was that rescued his wife and one of his sons?

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