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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. Why is Bertram called back to court at the beginning of All's Well That Ends Well?
(a) His father has died.
(b) He is betrothed to the duke's daughter.
(c) He must plead for his cousin's life.
(d) The nation is at war.

2. How does Julia respond to Valentine's offering of Silvia to Proteus?
(a) She storms off.
(b) She reveals herself.
(c) She cries bitterly.
(d) She faints.

3. What two dangerous animals does Orlando save Oliver from in As You Like It?
(a) A lion and a snake.
(b) An eagle and a shark.
(c) A wolf and a scorpion.
(d) A bear and a tarantula.

4. Who marries Cordelia at the beginning of King Lear?
(a) The King of Padua.
(b) The King of Spain.
(c) The King of Milan.
(d) The King of France.

5. Where does Camillo offer to marry Perdita and Florizel to avoid Leontes' wrath in The Winter's Tale?
(a) Bohemia.
(b) Cyprus.
(c) Sicily.
(d) Illyria.

Short Answer Questions

1. In All's Well That Ends Well, which of the following characters does not return to France immediately after Bertrand's marriage in Italy?

2. Which character concocts a devious plot to break up a marriage in Much Ado Ado Nothing?

3. What is Edmund's brother's name?

4. What do Goneril and Regan immediately deny King Lear after he has given up his crown?

5. Why does Lear wander into a storm at night?

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