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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. In Merchant of Venice, why can Antonio not pay his bond to Shylock?
(a) His lands are seized by the state.
(b) His father recovers his health.
(c) His ships sink.
(d) His crops whither.

2. With whom is Hermia in love at the beginning of A Midsummer Night's Dream?
(a) Demetrius.
(b) Theseus.
(c) Egeus.
(d) Lysander.

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

4. Why does Proteus betray Valentine's love of Silvia to the duke in Two Gentlemen of Verona?
(a) He does no know the duke has other plans for Silvia.
(b) He has sworn feelty to the duke.
(c) He loves SIlvia too.
(d) He intends to help them leave Milan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has gone to war with Britain in Cymbeline?

2. Which character does Nerissa fall in love with in Merchant of Venice?

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

4. Who constantly torments Caliban at the beginning of The Tempest?

5. When does Sycorax die in The Tempest?

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