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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. 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.

2. Who says, "Many a man would take you at your word, and go indeed, having so good a mean"?
(a) Dromio of Syracuse.
(b) Antipholus of Syracuse.
(c) Antipholus of Ephesus.
(d) Dromio of Ephesus.

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

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

5. What caused Egeon and his family to become separated according to his story in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) The ship struck an iceberg.
(b) The ship hit a rock.
(c) The crew separated them.
(d) A wave knocked them over.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Duke offer Egeon at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

2. Who says, "Ere I learn love, I'll practise to obey"?

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

4. Where does the First Merchant tell Antipholus of Syracuse he should pretend to be from at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

5. Who runs away in Act 1, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Egion claims Antipholus of Ephesus is his son near the end of Act 5, Scene 1?

2. How does Luciana describe Antipholus' advances to her in Act 4, Scene 2?

3. What causes Angelo and Antipholus of Ephesus to argue in Act 4, Scene 1?

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

5. What does Adriana tell Luciana she fears at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

6. How does Dromio of Syracuse enter Antipholus of Ephesus' home in Act 4, Scene 2 and why does he enter this way?

7. What is the nature of the discussion between Antipholus of Syracuse and the First Merchant at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

8. How does Dromio of Syracuse describe the woman who has claimed him?

9. What offer does the Duke make to Egion at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

10. What does Dromio of Ephesus tell Adriana and Luciana when he returns home in Act 2, Scene 1?

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