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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. At the beginning of The Winter's Tale, what does Leontes order regarding his new daughter?
(a) She should remain with him.
(b) She should be left to die in the wilderness.
(c) She should be imprisoned with her mother.
(d) She should be given to Polixenes.

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

3. For what purpose does Proteus hire the disguised Julia in Two Gentlemen of Verona?
(a) As a page.
(b) As a messenger.
(c) As a smith.
(d) As a courtier.

4. What does Portia disguise herself as at the end of Merchant of Venice?
(a) A knight.
(b) A queen.
(c) An accountant.
(d) A lawyer.

5. Where does Iachomo tell Pisanio to kill Imogen in Cymbeline?
(a) Wales.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Southhampton.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Valentine meet Silvia in the wood in Two Gentlemen of Verona?

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

4. What item does Iachomo want to gain from Posthumus when they meet in Cymbeline?

5. Why does the French duke of As You Like It move to Arden?

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