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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Balthazar.
(d) Antipholus of Ephesus.

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

4. What caused Egeon and his family to abandon the ship carrying them home according to his story in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Bad weather.
(b) They were made to abandon ship by the crew.
(c) An attack.
(d) The crew had become sick.

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

6. What does Adriana tell Dromio of Ephesus to do after he has told his story in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Go to the jail.
(b) Go to the palace.
(c) Bring Antipholus home.
(d) Go to the market.

7. 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.

8. Who does Antipholus of Ephesus complain is shrewish at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) His wife's sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) The Courtesan.
(d) His wife.

9. Where does Act 3, Scene 1 take place?
(a) The palace.
(b) The Tiger.
(c) The house of Antipholus of Ephesus.
(d) The Centaur.

10. 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) Unruly local boys.
(b) Foreigners.
(c) Hoodlums.
(d) Thieves.

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

12. At the end of Act 3, Scene 1, what does Antipholus of Ephesus ask Angelo to get for him to give to another woman in order to spite his wife?
(a) A crown.
(b) A ring.
(c) A chain.
(d) A rope.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Whose mood does Antipholus of Ephesus try and improve upon in Act 3, Scene 1?

3. Where is Act 1, Scene 2 set?

4. Who calls out to Antipholus of Ephesus' servants to let them inside the house in Act 3, Scene 1?

5. Who tells Dromio of Syracuse to "bid the servants spread for dinner"?

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