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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what setting does Act 1, Scene 1 take place?

2. Finish the sentence: "Time is their master, and, when they see time, they'll go or come: if so, be patient, ______."

3. Finish the sentence: "And he will bless that cross with other beating: between you I shall have a holy _____."

4. Finish the sentence: "We being strangers here, how darest thou trust so great a charge from thine own ______."

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Antipholus of Syracuse react after Dromio of Syracuse denies having had a conversation with him regarding him money in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. What and why does Antipholus of Ephesus instruct Dromio of Ephesus to buy near the beginning of Act 4, Scene 1?

3. What do Antipholus of Syracuse and Dromio of Syracuse discuss in regards to Ephesus at the end of Act 4, Scene 4?

4. How does Adriana react after learning that her husband made advances on her sister?

5. Describe the exchange between Antipholus of Syracuse and Angelo at the end of Act 3, Scene 2.

6. Where and why does Antipholus of Syracuse go after Dromio of Ephesus at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

7. What is the nature of Adriana and Antipholus of Syracuse's conversation in Act 2, Scene 1?

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

9. What is the nature of Adriana and Luciana's conversation at the beginning of Act 4, Scene 2?

10. What is the nature of Dromio of Syracuse and Antipholus of Syracuse's discussion near the end of Act 3, Scene 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of the Abbess in the play. What does she represent in societal terms?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Dromio's role as the clown figure in the play. What characteristics does he possess that put him in this category? What purpose does he serve by portraying this role?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and analyze the use of violence in the play. What does violence help to achieve in terms of character development?

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