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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. What does Katharine do when Petruchio does not show for their wedding in Taming of the Shrew?
(a) Weep.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Dance.
(d) Faint.

2. 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.

3. What catastrophic event befalls Aegeon's return home in his story at the beginning of Comedy of Errors?
(a) A volcanic eruption.
(b) A storm.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A pirate attack.

4. In The Winter's Tale, what is Florizel when he first sees Perdita?
(a) Waking up from a nap.
(b) Dancing at court.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Swimming.

5. What does Petruchio declare he will do if he does not wed Katharine by Sunday?
(a) Leave Padua forever.
(b) Pay his competitors a years wages.
(c) Return his wedding garments.
(d) Become a friar.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state does Cordelia's army find the mad Lear?

2. When does Sycorax die in The Tempest?

3. Where does Bertram live in Italy?

4. How does Valentine meet Silvia in the wood in Two Gentlemen of Verona?

5. Why is King Lear dividing up his kingdom?

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