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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. Who is the second human Miranda meets in The Tempest?
(a) Antonio.
(b) Alonzo.
(c) Ferdinand.
(d) Prospero.

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

3. Who constantly torments Caliban at the beginning of The Tempest?
(a) Ferdinand.
(b) Prospero.
(c) Miranda.
(d) Ariel.

4. How does Lady Macbeth convince her husband to kill Duncan?
(a) She reminds him he will be king.
(b) She uses reverse psychology.
(c) She calls him a coward.
(d) She threatens to do it herself.

5. In what city does A Midsummer Night's Dream begin?
(a) Paris.
(b) Athens.
(c) Venice.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Prospero bring his enemies to the island in The Tempest?

2. At the end of As You Like It, whom does the duke's brother meet as he enters the forest to kill him?

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

4. Who does Prospero release from servitude at the end of The Tempest?

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

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