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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through King Lear and Macbeth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is King Lear dividing up his kingdom?
(a) He wants to leave England.
(b) He is old and tired.
(c) He wants to give his daughters a gift.
(d) She hates being king.

2. Who has gone to war with Britain in Cymbeline?
(a) Rome.
(b) Ireland.
(c) France.
(d) The Turks.

3. Whom does Celia fall in love with in As You Like It?
(a) The duke.
(b) Orlando.
(c) Adam.
(d) Oliver.

4. Which of the following characters dies at the end of Cymbeline?
(a) The King.
(b) Lucius.
(c) Iachomo.
(d) The wicked Queen.

5. In whose clothes is Margaret dressed as part of the devious plot in Much Ado About Nothing?
(a) Hero's.
(b) Beatrice's.
(c) Benedick's.
(d) Don Pedro's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Portia disguise herself as at the end of Merchant of Venice?

2. In what city does A Midsummer Night's Dream begin?

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

4. What is the root of Oberon and Titania's feud in A Midsummer Night's Dream?

5. For what purpose does Proteus hire the disguised Julia in Two Gentlemen of Verona?

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