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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. What earl helps the mad Lear escape to France?
(a) Kent.
(b) Burgundy.
(c) Gloucester.
(d) Cornwall.

2. What is Diana given at the end of All's Well That Ends Well as a reward?
(a) A seat in court.
(b) A large gemstone.
(c) A husband.
(d) A manor in Provence.

3. In Merchant of Venice, why can Antonio not pay his bond to Shylock?
(a) His ships sink.
(b) His crops whither.
(c) His father recovers his health.
(d) His lands are seized by the state.

4. In As You Like It, what is Orlando doing the first time Rosalind sees him?
(a) Riding a horse.
(b) Wrestling.
(c) Singing.
(d) Sleeping.

5. What do Orlando and the disguised Rosaline discuss when they meet in Arden?
(a) Forest fruits.
(b) Sheepherding.
(c) Love.
(d) Justice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Iachomo tell Pisanio to kill Imogen in Cymbeline?

2. What good news does Antonio learn after winning his case against Shylock?

3. In Cymbeline, why does the King raise Posthumus?

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

5. Which of the following characters dies at the end of Cymbeline?

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