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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. Which of the following is not a prophecy the witches make at the beginning of Macbeth?
(a) Macbeth will be the thane of Cawdor.
(b) Banquo will be killed.
(c) Banquo's children will be kings.
(d) Macbeth will be king.

2. What request does Beatrice make of Benedick after Hero's honor is questioned?
(a) That he marry her.
(b) That he prove Hero's innocence.
(c) That he leave Messina.
(d) That he kill Claudio.

3. Who is the beggar whose hovel Lear sleeps in during the storm?
(a) Kent.
(b) The fool.
(c) Edgar.
(d) Cordelia.

4. Who does Prospero release from servitude at the end of The Tempest?
(a) Antonio.
(b) Ariel.
(c) Sycorax.
(d) Caliban.

5. Where does Camillo offer to marry Perdita and Florizel to avoid Leontes' wrath in The Winter's Tale?
(a) Sicily.
(b) Bohemia.
(c) Cyprus.
(d) Illyria.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state does Cordelia's army find the mad Lear?

2. At his castles, what appears before Macbeth directing him to Duncan's chamber?

3. In As You Like it, how does Oliver plan to kill Orlando after his initial plan fails?

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

5. In The Winter's Tale, what does Leontes want his counselors to ask the oracle at Delphos?

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