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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. Who does Prospero release from servitude at the end of The Tempest?
(a) Sycorax.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Ariel.
(d) Caliban.

2. In The Winter's Tale, what does Leontes want his counselors to ask the oracle at Delphos?
(a) If Polixenes is dead.
(b) If his son will be king.
(c) If his kingdom is safe.
(d) If his wife is faithful.

3. When does Sycorax die in The Tempest?
(a) Days after Prospero and Mirand arrive at the island.
(b) Before Prospero and Mirand arrive at the island.
(c) The moment Prospero and Mirand arrive at the island.
(d) She didn't die.

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

5. How does Lamb describe Hero at the beginning of Much Ado About Nothing?
(a) Sultry.
(b) Serious.
(c) Frivolous.
(d) Mannish.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Prospero bring his enemies to the island in The Tempest?

2. Who concocts the scheme to marry Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing?

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

4. With whom is Hermia in love at the beginning of A Midsummer Night's Dream?

5. What role does Ariel take on the island in The Tempest?

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