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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first to tell Antipholus of Ephesus and his men that they cannot enter the house in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Dromio of Syracuse.
(b) Adriana.
(c) Luce.
(d) Luciana.

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

3. Finish the sentence: "The beasts, the fishes, and the winged fowls, are their males' subjects and at their _______."
(a) Birth.
(b) Death.
(c) Bows.
(d) Controls.

4. What is the name of the servant who banters with Antipholus of Ephesus and his men who are still stuck outside the house in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Adriana.
(b) Perdita.
(c) Luciana.
(d) Luce.

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

6. How does Dromio of Syracuse distract Antipholus of Syracuse when he becomes angry with him in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Starts bantering with him.
(b) Runs away.
(c) Hits him.
(d) Does magic.

7. At whose shop does Antipholus of Ephesus plan to tell his wife he was at, which caused him to be late for dinner?
(a) The Courtesan's.
(b) Balthazar's.
(c) The merchant's.
(d) Angelo's.

8. What time does Adriana complain it is at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) 5 o'clock.
(b) 1 o'clock.
(c) 2 o'clock.
(d) Noon.

9. What does Luciana tell Adriana that jealousy has caused her to become at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Feeble.
(b) A fool.
(c) Timid.
(d) Silly.

10. 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.

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

12. During their conversation in Act 3, Scene 1, what does Balthazar tell Antipholus of Ephesus he is more pleased with than the prospect of food?
(a) The company of women.
(b) Antipholus' welcome.
(c) His money.
(d) Good conversation.

13. Who runs away in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Dromio of Ephesus.
(b) Antipholus of Ephesus.
(c) Dromio of Syracuse.
(d) Antipholus of Syracuse.

14. 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 Luciana.
(d) Adriana and Luce.

15. Where does Act 2, Scene 1 take place?
(a) The Tiger.
(b) The Porpentine.
(c) A market.
(d) Antipholus of Ephesus' house.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Antipholus of Ephesus tell his friends they will meet for dinner at the end of Act 3, Scene 1?

2. Where is Act 1, Scene 2 set?

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

4. What does the Duke tell Egeon he can do "to make up the sum" of his ransom?

5. Finish the sentence: "So that my errand, due unto my tongue, I thank him, I bare home upon my ________."

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