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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 what state does Cordelia's army find the mad Lear?
(a) Asleep int he Dover castle.
(b) Raving in a ravine.
(c) Swimmin in a filthy brook.
(d) Wandering a field.

2. In As You Like it, how does Oliver plan to kill Orlando after his initial plan fails?
(a) He will poison his brandywine.
(b) He will stab him at the church.
(c) He will throw him from his horse.
(d) He will burn him in his bed.

3. How is Silvia related to the Duke of Milan?
(a) She is his sister.
(b) She is his wife.
(c) She is his aunt.
(d) She is his daughter.

4. What good news does Antonio learn after winning his case against Shylock?
(a) His ships are not lost.
(b) His father will not die.
(c) He has been promoted to magistrate.
(d) Nerissa accepts his hand in marriage.

5. The ghost of which character appears at Macbeth's banquet?
(a) Banquo.
(b) The thane of Cawdor.
(c) Duncan.
(d) Lady Macduff.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sends word to Posthumus that Imogen has died?

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

3. Which of the following characters does not die at the end of King Lear?

4. What does Katharine do when Petruchio does not show for their wedding in Taming of the Shrew?

5. Who is the beggar whose hovel Lear sleeps in during the storm?

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