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

2. Why do Belarius, Polydore and Cadwal leave Imogen in the woods?
(a) They think she is dead.
(b) They believe she is a wood sprite.
(c) They think she is an assassin.
(d) They want to keep her safe from scouts.

3. Who concocts the scheme to marry Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing?
(a) Claudio.
(b) Don Pedro.
(c) Leonato.
(d) Hero.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Tempest, what important items does Prospero have that allow him to use magic on the island?

2. What act of fidelity do Julia and Proteus commit when parting ways at the the beginning of Two Gentlemen of Verona?

3. Why does Bassanio need money at the beginning of Merchant of Venice?

4. Who tips off Orlando that his life is in danger in As You Like It?

5. What do Orlando and the disguised Rosaline discuss when they meet in Arden?

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