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

2. How does Prospero bring his enemies to the island in The Tempest?
(a) A siren's song.
(b) A storm.
(c) A steady wind.
(d) A transporting spell.

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

4. At the beginning of Much Ado About Nothing, where are Don Pedro, Claudio and Benedick returning from?
(a) A diplomatic summit.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A war.
(d) A night of drinking.

5. Who constantly torments Caliban at the beginning of The Tempest?
(a) Ferdinand.
(b) Prospero.
(c) Miranda.
(d) Ariel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character concocts a devious plot to break up a marriage in Much Ado Ado Nothing?

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

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

5. What wild animal kill Antigones in The Winter's Tale?

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