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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Merchant of Venice and Cymbeline.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What non-medial condition kills Mamillius in The Winter's Tale?
(a) Fear.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Grief.
(d) Joy.

2. How do Claudio and Don Pedro indicate to Benedick that Beatrice loves him in Much Ado About Nothing?
(a) They let him overhear a conversation.
(b) They show him Beatrice's journal.
(c) They tell him outright.
(d) They leave a note for him to find.

3. Lying to his father in Two Gentlemen of Verona, Proteus says his letter from Julia is from whom?
(a) Silvia.
(b) Himself.
(c) The duke of Milan.
(d) Valetine.

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

5. Why does Bassanio need money at the beginning of Merchant of Venice?
(a) He wants to buy land in the country.
(b) He needs to pay off gambling debts.
(c) He wants to marry a wealthy heiress.
(d) He wants to start a shipping business.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Iachomo tell Pisanio to kill Imogen in Cymbeline?

2. In The Winter's Tale, Polixenes is the king of what kingdom?

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

4. Who is the second human Miranda meets in The Tempest?

5. Why do Belarius, Polydore and Cadwal leave Imogen in the woods?

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