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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 does Macduff not pertain to the prophecy the witches give Macbeth?
(a) He was born prematurely.
(b) He was a breach birth.
(c) He never knew his mother.
(d) He was cut from his mother's womb.

2. At the end of As You Like It, whom does the duke's brother meet as he enters the forest to kill him?
(a) A bear.
(b) A beautiful maid.
(c) A hermit.
(d) A greek goddess.

3. What does Rosalind give Orlando when she first meets him?
(a) Her neck chain.
(b) A lock of her hair.
(c) Her handkerchief.
(d) A book of poems.

4. 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 leave a note for him to find.
(c) They show him Beatrice's journal.
(d) They tell him outright.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Kent take to follow Lear in disguise?

2. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, what penalty does Hermia face if she refuses he father's choice of marriage?

3. When does Sycorax die in The Tempest?

4. At the beginning of The Winter's Tale, what does Leontes order regarding his new daughter?

5. What role does Ariel take on the island in The Tempest?

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