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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 - 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What musical instrument does Gabriel play in the night in Chapter 2?
(a) A harp.
(b) A guitar.
(c) A flute.
(d) A lyre.

2. What is Bathsheba attending to when Mr. Boldwood first calls on her in Chapter 19?
(a) The cow-milking.
(b) The sheep washing.
(c) The county auction.
(d) The pig slaughter.

3. From what Shakespearean play is the line "Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing" that is cited in Chapter 4?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Othello.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) Macbeth.

4. What is the name of the church that Sergeant Troy arrives at to marry Fanny in Chapter 16?
(a) St. Mary's Church.
(b) All Souls' Church.
(c) All Saints' Church.
(d) St. Paul's Church.

5. What character from Shakespeare's Hamlet is Gabriel compared to by the narrator in Chapter 22?
(a) Guildenstern.
(b) Polonius.
(c) Rosencrantz.
(d) Claudius.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states in Chapter 22, "In comparison with cities, Weatherbury was" what?

2. What is the title of Chapter 7?

3. Whom does Bathsheba admire while at the corn market in Chapter 12?

4. Where does the old maltster say he was married in Chapter 8?

5. What setting is described in the title of Chapter 24?

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