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

2. Which of the following is not a prophecy the witches make at the beginning of Macbeth?
(a) Banquo will be killed.
(b) Banquo's children will be kings.
(c) Macbeth will be king.
(d) Macbeth will be the thane of Cawdor.

3. Why does Macduff not pertain to the prophecy the witches give Macbeth?
(a) He was born prematurely.
(b) He never knew his mother.
(c) He was cut from his mother's womb.
(d) He was a breach birth.

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

5. What name does Kent take to follow Lear in disguise?
(a) Crassus.
(b) Edwin.
(c) Roderigo.
(d) Caius.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does Nerissa fall in love with in Merchant of Venice?

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

3. At the beginning of The Winter's Tale, what does Leontes order regarding his new daughter?

4. Who has gone to war with Britain in Cymbeline?

5. At the end of As You Like It, whom does the duke's brother meet as he enters the forest to kill him?

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