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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. At the beginning of Macbeth, the title character is than of what township?
(a) Cumberland.
(b) Glamis.
(c) Cawdor.
(d) Fife.

2. Who sends word to Posthumus that Imogen has died?
(a) The queen.
(b) Belarius.
(c) Pisanio.
(d) Iachomo.

3. Which of the following characters dies at the end of Cymbeline?
(a) The wicked Queen.
(b) Iachomo.
(c) Lucius.
(d) The King.

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

5. What request does Beatrice make of Benedick after Hero's honor is questioned?
(a) That he leave Messina.
(b) That he kill Claudio.
(c) That he marry her.
(d) That he prove Hero's innocence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Antonio agree to the "pound of flesh" condition in Shylock's bond?

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

3. How does Lamb describe Hero at the beginning of Much Ado About Nothing?

4. Why is Bertram called back to court at the beginning of All's Well That Ends Well?

5. Why does the French duke of As You Like It move to Arden?

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