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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through All's Well That Ends Well and The Taming of the Shrew.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Cymbeline, why does the King raise Posthumus?
(a) He saved the queen's life.
(b) His father was a royal night.
(c) He brings good luck to the kingdom.
(d) He is the King's favorite fool.

2. Why does Bassanio need money at the beginning of Merchant of Venice?
(a) He wants to start a shipping business.
(b) He wants to marry a wealthy heiress.
(c) He needs to pay off gambling debts.
(d) He wants to buy land in the country.

3. Where does Bertram live in Italy?
(a) Venice.
(b) Rome.
(c) Florence.
(d) Parma.

4. Who concocts the scheme to marry Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing?
(a) Hero.
(b) Don Pedro.
(c) Leonato.
(d) Claudio.

5. What news does the wicked Queen tell the King at the beginning of Cymbeline?
(a) Posthumus attempted to ravish her.
(b) Imogen is not his true daughter.
(c) There is a poisoner in the court.
(d) Imogen and Posthumus are married.

Short Answer Questions

1. What non-medial condition kills Mamillius in The Winter's Tale?

2. Whose shrine does Helena visit in All's Well That Ends Well?

3. What does Rosalind give Orlando when she first meets him?

4. What does the wicked queen tell Pisanio the vial of potion she gives him is?

5. Why does Bertram think he is within his rights to propose to Diana in All's Well That Ends Well?

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