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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. Where do Belarius and her two brothers, Polydore and Cadwal, live?
(a) A castle.
(b) A hovel.
(c) A cave.
(d) A ship's hull.

2. Why does Bassanio need money at the beginning of Merchant of Venice?
(a) He wants to marry a wealthy heiress.
(b) He needs to pay off gambling debts.
(c) He wants to start a shipping business.
(d) He wants to buy land in the country.

3. Who tips off Orlando that his life is in danger in As You Like It?
(a) Celia.
(b) Oliver.
(c) Adam.
(d) The duke.

4. In what state does Cordelia's army find the mad Lear?
(a) Wandering a field.
(b) Swimmin in a filthy brook.
(c) Raving in a ravine.
(d) Asleep int he Dover castle.

5. Which of the following characters does not die at the end of King Lear?
(a) Albany.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Lear.
(d) Edmund.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Belarius, Polydore and Cadwal leave Imogen in the woods?

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

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

4. In The Tempest, where on the island do Sycorax imprison good spirits?

5. In The Winter's Tale, Polixenes is the king of what kingdom?

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