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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character wishes to flee Ephesus at the end of Act 4, Scene 4?
(a) Dromio of Ephesus.
(b) Dromio of Syracuse.
(c) Antipholus of Ephesus.
(d) Antipholus of Syracuse.

2. Where does Dromio of Syracuse go when he leaves the house at the end of Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) To bail out Antipholus.
(b) To the port.
(c) To the market.
(d) To the palace.

3. What does Luciana confess at the beginning of Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) That Antipholus made advances on her.
(b) That she loves Dromio.
(c) That Dromio beat her.
(d) That she loves Antipholus.

4. Finish the sentence: "Far from her nest the lapwing cries away: my heart prays for him, though my tongue do ______."
(a) Hate.
(b) Not.
(c) Curse.
(d) Distaste.

5. What is Angelo prepared to give Antipholus of Ephesus when he approaches him in Act 4, Scene 1?
(a) A flower.
(b) A ring.
(c) Some papers.
(d) A bill for the chain.

6. Who does Antipholus of Syracuse confess his love for in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Nell.
(b) Adriana.
(c) Luce.
(d) Luciana.

7. In what manner does Dromio of Syracuse enter the house in Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) Quietly.
(b) Slowly.
(c) Frightened.
(d) In a rush.

8. Finish the sentence: "Marry sir, such claim as you would lay to your horse; and she would have me as a _____."
(a) Man.
(b) Beast.
(c) Course.
(d) Tart.

9. Who says, "That labour may you save: see where he comes"?
(a) Angelo.
(b) The officer.
(c) The Second Merchant.
(d) The First Merchant.

10. What does Luciana say is the only reason Antipholus married her sister in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Her home.
(b) Her money.
(c) Her family.
(d) Her looks.

11. Finish the sentence: "Go home with it and please your wife withal; and soon at supper-time I'll visit you and then receive my money for the ____."
(a) Ride.
(b) Food.
(c) Hospitality.
(d) Chain.

12. What does Antipholus of Ephesus do when Dromio makes a joke about the bail money?
(a) Yells at Dromio.
(b) Beats Dromio.
(c) Cries.
(d) Screams at the officer.

13. Who says, "Shame hath a bastard fame, well managed; ill d eeds are doubled with an evil word"?
(a) Luciana.
(b) Adriana.
(c) Dromio of Syracuse.
(d) Antipholus of Syracuse.

14. In Act 3, Scene 2, why does Angelo NOT bring the item he gives to Antipholus of Syracuse to the restaurant as originally planned?
(a) He got caught up with a customer.
(b) He misplaced his ride.
(c) The item was unfinished, which made him late.
(d) He lost the item.

15. With whom does Adriana say she will speak with to get to the bottom of the confusion surrounding her husband in Act 4, Scene 4?
(a) Dromio.
(b) Balthazar.
(c) The Second Merchant.
(d) Angelo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "As from a bear a man would run for life, so fly I from her that would be my wife"?

2. Which two characters are conversing at the beginning of Act 4, Scene 2?

3. Who says, "This I wonder at, that he, unknown to me, should be in debt"?

4. What does Antipholus of Syracuse say the Courtesan is after she approaches him in Act 4, Scene 3?

5. What does the conjuror offer to do if the officer lets Antipholus go in Act 4, Scene 4?

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