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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. Who says, "Thus I mend it: Time himself is bald and therefore to the world's end will have bald followers"?

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

3. Who says, "Say what you will, sir, but I know what I know; that you beat me at the mart, I have your hand to show"?

4. Who asks, "Why should their liberty than ours be more"?

5. What does Antipholus of Syracuse question Dromio of Ephesus about in Act 1, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Antipholus of Syracuse perplexed at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

2. Why does Egion tell the Duke he decided to go after his son after he left home?

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

4. What does the Courtesan wonder aloud about at the end of Act 4, Scene 3?

5. Describe the conversation between Antipholus of Ephesus and Angelo in Act 4, Scene 1.

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

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

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

9. How does the Courtesan first act when she approaches Antipholus of Syracuse in Act 4, Scene 3?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role Egeon's story at the beginning of the play had in the play as a whole. What impact does it have on the outcome of the play?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of gold to the characters in the play. What does gold represent to them?

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