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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Act 1, Scene 2 set?
(a) The palace.
(b) The mart.
(c) Antipholus of Syracuse's home.
(d) Antipholus of Ephesus' home.

2. 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) His money.
(c) Good conversation.
(d) Antipholus' welcome.

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

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

5. What is the name of Egeon's long lost wife?
(a) Mary.
(b) Luciana.
(c) Adriana.
(d) Emilia.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Who is not waiting with Antipholus of Ephesus at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1?

4. Who says, "Many a man would take you at your word, and go indeed, having so good a mean"?

5. Where do Antipholus of Syracuse and Dromio of Syracuse go at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the conversation between the Abbess and Adriana in Act 5, Scene 1?

2. What is the mood of Adriana at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?

3. What does Luciana say to Adriana regarding her mood at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

4. Why is Antipholus of Ephesus arrested in Act 4, Scene 1?

5. What does Adriana command of Dromio of Ephesus in Act 2, Scene 1?

6. What does Antipholus of Ephesus say in protest to his arrest in Act 4, Scene 4?

7. What is the nature of Dromio of Syracuse and Adriana's conversation at the end of Act 4, Scene 2?

8. How does Antipholus of Syracuse react towards the Courtesan in Act 4, Scene 3?

9. What is the nature of Dromio of Ephesus and Antipholus of Ephesus' discussion at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1?

10. Why does Antipholus of Syracuse send Dromio of Syracuse to an inn in Act 1, Scene 2?

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