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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Twelfth Night; or, What You Will and Timon of Athens.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the beggar whose hovel Lear sleeps in during the storm?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) The fool.
(c) Kent.
(d) Edgar.

2. In King Lear, Edmund is the bastard son of what earl?
(a) Albany.
(b) Cornwall.
(c) Kent.
(d) Gloucester.

3. Why does Olivia confuse Sebastian and Viola in Twelfth Night?
(a) She never sees Sebastian's face.
(b) They are twins.
(c) They both pretent to be the same person.
(d) She has poor eyesight.

4. What happens to Timon when he asks his friends for money?
(a) They give it to him without strings.
(b) They refuse.
(c) They pretend not to know him.
(d) They loan it to him with interest.

5. In Timon of Athens, the titular character invites his friends to a what?
(a) War.
(b) Execution.
(c) Wedding.
(d) Feast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Celia fall in love with in As You Like It?

2. Why does Proteus betray Valentine's love of Silvia to the duke in Two Gentlemen of Verona?

3. Which of the following characters does not die at the end of King Lear?

4. Which of the following is not a prophecy the witches make at the beginning of Macbeth?

5. What two dangerous animals does Orlando save Oliver from in As You Like It?

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