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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long will the potion given Juliet keep her in a state of apparent death?
(a) A month.
(b) One week.
(c) Three months.
(d) 42 hours.

2. How does Antonio expect to be able to pay Shylock at the beginning of Merchant of Venice?
(a) His father is about to die.
(b) He can draw from his savings.
(c) He has ships coming in.
(d) He will harvest his olives early.

3. What does Prospero do to Antonio when the two meet at the end of The Tempest?
(a) He kills him.
(b) He marries him to Miranda.
(c) He forgives him.
(d) He imprisons him in a tree.

4. In Timon of Athens, the titular character invites his friends to a what?
(a) Feast.
(b) Execution.
(c) Wedding.
(d) War.

5. Why do Belarius, Polydore and Cadwal leave Imogen in the woods?
(a) They think she is an assassin.
(b) They want to keep her safe from scouts.
(c) They believe she is a wood sprite.
(d) They think she is dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tips off Orlando that his life is in danger in As You Like It?

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

3. What does Angelo threaten the disguised Duke with at the end of Measure for Measure?

4. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, what penalty does Hermia face if she refuses he father's choice of marriage?

5. Which of the following character's is killed when Romeo and Tybalt meet in the street?

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