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

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

3. Where do Antipholus of Syracuse and Dromio of Syracuse go at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The Tiger.
(b) Antipholus of Ephesus' home.
(c) The palace.
(d) The Centaur.

4. What does Antipholus of Syracuse question Dromio of Ephesus about in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) The money he gave him.
(b) Where they will go for dinner.
(c) If he has found a way home.
(d) The weather.

5. Who does Antipholus of Syracuse call a "villain" in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Adriana.
(b) Dromio of Syracuse.
(c) Angelo.
(d) Balthazar.

6. Where does Egeon tell the Duke he is from?
(a) Epidamnum.
(b) Greece.
(c) Asia.
(d) Syracuse.

7. What does Dromio of Ephesus deny being given by Antipholus of Syracuse?
(a) A chain.
(b) A book.
(c) A mirror.
(d) Gold.

8. 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) The crew had become sick.
(d) An attack.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer 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?

2. What does Antipholus of Syracuse do to Dromio of Ephesus after he begins talking about Antipholus' wife in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. Finish the sentence: "The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave is wander'd forth, in care to seek me out by computation and mine host's _____."

4. Who says, "Now, trust me, were it not against our laws, against my crown, my oath, my dignity"?

5. What does Luciana tell Adriana that jealousy has caused her to become at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

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