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

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

3. What role does Ariel take on the island in The Tempest?
(a) Caliban's accomplice.
(b) Sycorax's suitor.
(c) Prospero's assistant.
(d) Miranda's ward.

4. In The Tempest, where on the island do Sycorax imprison good spirits?
(a) In trees.
(b) Under the sands.
(c) In clouds.
(d) In the water.

5. Who does Demetrius marry at the end of A Midsummer Night's Dream?
(a) Helena.
(b) Hippolyta.
(c) Titania.
(d) Hermia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, who tips Demetrius off to Lysander's plan to flee the city?

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

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

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

5. What is the root of Oberon and Titania's feud in A Midsummer Night's Dream?

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