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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase of Antipholus' does Dromio of Ephesus continue to quote for Adriana and Luciana in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) "Honest to God".
(b) "My gold".
(c) "My silver".
(d) "Oh dear".

2. What does Antipholus of Syracuse do to Dromio of Ephesus after he begins talking about Antipholus' wife in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Yells at him.
(b) Makes fun of him.
(c) Beats him.
(d) Laughs at him.

3. Finish the sentence: "They say this town is full of cozenage, as, nimble jugglers that deceive the ____."
(a) Eye.
(b) Heart.
(c) Mouth.
(d) Head.

4. Who says, "Ere I learn love, I'll practise to obey"?
(a) Adriana.
(b) Luce.
(c) Luciana.
(d) Dromio of Ephesus.

5. How old was Egeon's son when he decided to leave home in search of his lost brother?
(a) 18.
(b) 24.
(c) 21.
(d) 20.

6. Finish the sentence: "You're sad, Signior Balthazar: pray God our cheer may answer my good will and your good welcome ____."
(a) Here.
(b) Cheerful.
(c) Safely.
(d) Home.

7. What does Luciana say Antipholus of Ephesus' is "the bridle" of?
(a) Family.
(b) Love.
(c) Good deeds.
(d) Will.

8. Who says, "I did not see you since you sent me hence, home to the Centaur, with the gold you gave me"?
(a) Dromio of Syracuse.
(b) Antipholus of Ephesus.
(c) Dromio of Ephesus.
(d) Balthazar.

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

10. What does Dromio of Ephesus claim his master is late for when he approaches Antipholus of Syracuse in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Dinner with his wife.
(b) Dinner with a friend.
(c) Work.
(d) A meeting.

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

12. Why does Antipholus of Syracuse suggest that Dromio must have spoken with Adriana before in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Because she is nice.
(b) Because she knows his name.
(c) Because she is pretty.
(d) Because she looks familiar.

13. In what way do Egeon and his family try and keep themselves on the ship?
(a) Offer money.
(b) Went underboard.
(c) Tied themselves to the mast.
(d) Hid under the life rafts.

14. Where does the First Merchant tell Antipholus of Syracuse he should pretend to be from at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Epidamnum.
(b) Corinth.
(c) Greece.
(d) Africa.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who asks, "Why should their liberty than ours be more"?

3. What does Adriana tell Dromio of Ephesus she will do if he disobeys her near the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

4. Finish the sentence: "Say that I linger'd with you at your shop to see the making of her ______."

5. What does the Duke tell Egeon he wishes he could reverse, but cannot?

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