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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Adriana tell Dromio of Ephesus she will do if he disobeys her near the end of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Disown him.
(b) Beat him.
(c) Fire him.
(d) Curse him.

2. Where does Antipholus of Syracuse decide to go at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) The Centaur.
(b) The Porpentine.
(c) The Tiger.
(d) Antipholus of Ephesus' house.

3. Who is not waiting with Antipholus of Ephesus at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Balthazar.
(b) Angelo.
(c) Dromio of Ephesus.
(d) Luce.

4. Who does Dromio of Ephesus tell Antipholus of Syracuse is waiting on him at his home?
(a) His father.
(b) His wife.
(c) His wife and her sister.
(d) His mother.

5. What do Dormio of Syracuse and the female servant mistake Antipholus of Ephesus and his friends for near the end of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Thieves.
(b) Unruly local boys.
(c) Foreigners.
(d) Hoodlums.

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

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

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

9. Who says, "Thus I mend it: Time himself is bald and therefore to the world's end will have bald followers"?
(a) Antipholus of Ephesus.
(b) Antipholus of Syracuse.
(c) Dromio of Syracuse.
(d) Dromio of Ephesus.

10. What sum of money does Antipholus of Syracuse mention in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) 200 marks of bronze.
(b) 1,000 marks of gold.
(c) 300 pounds of gold.
(d) 500 pounds of silver.

11. Where does Dromio of Syracuse say one should not drop their money in during Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The street.
(b) The porridge.
(c) The river.
(d) The gutter.

12. Finish the sentence: "Say that I linger'd with you at your shop to see the making of her ______."
(a) Mild.
(b) Carcanet.
(c) Willing.
(d) Beautiful.

13. From where did Egeon say the boat was that rescued his wife and one of his sons?
(a) Africa.
(b) Syracuse.
(c) Greece.
(d) Corinth.

14. Finish the sentence: "But your reason was not substantial, why there is no time to _____."
(a) Recover.
(b) Stay.
(c) Talk.
(d) Hear.

15. Finish the sentence: "Ay, ay, Antipholus, look strange and frown: some other mistress hath thy sweet _____."
(a) Aspects.
(b) Rewards.
(c) Nothings.
(d) Returns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adriana tell Dromio of Ephesus to do after he has told his story in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. 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?

3. What is the name of Antipholus of Ephesus' wife?

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

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

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