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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Winter's Tale and Much Ado About Nothing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the juice of the purple flower do to people in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
(a) It makes them fall asleep.
(b) It makes them wake up.
(c) It makes them fall in love.
(d) It makes them fall out of love.

2. How does Leontes want Polixenes killed at the beginning of The Winter's Tale?
(a) He wants him poisoned.
(b) He wants him thrown from the battlements.
(c) He wants him stabbed.
(d) He wants him set ablaze.

3. In whose clothes is Margaret dressed as part of the devious plot in Much Ado About Nothing?
(a) Don Pedro's.
(b) Benedick's.
(c) Beatrice's.
(d) Hero's.

4. Who is the second human Miranda meets in The Tempest?
(a) Alonzo.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Ferdinand.
(d) Prospero.

5. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, what penalty does Hermia face if she refuses he father's choice of marriage?
(a) Death.
(b) Forced nunnery.
(c) Life imprisonment.
(d) Public mockery.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Tempest, what important items does Prospero have that allow him to use magic on the island?

2. At the end of Much Ado About Nothing, Hero pretends to be her own what?

3. In Much Ado About Nothing, what does Hero do when accused of infidelity?

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

5. Who constantly torments Caliban at the beginning of The Tempest?

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