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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Comedy of Errors and Measure For Measure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character concocts a devious plot to break up a marriage in Much Ado Ado Nothing?
(a) Benedick.
(b) Borachio.
(c) Don John.
(d) Don Pedro.

2. In All's Well That Ends Well, which of the following characters does not return to France immediately after Bertrand's marriage in Italy?
(a) The King.
(b) Helena.
(c) The widow.
(d) Bertram.

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

4. What item does Iachomo want to gain from Posthumus when they meet in Cymbeline?
(a) His hat.
(b) His ring.
(c) His prayerbook.
(d) His sack of gold.

5. What does the fisherman in Comedy of Errors do with Antipholus and Dromio when they arrive in Ephesus?
(a) He abandons them at a church.
(b) He sells them.
(c) He puts them to work on his crew.
(d) He adopts them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Antonio agree to the "pound of flesh" condition in Shylock's bond?

2. With whom is Hermia in love at the beginning of A Midsummer Night's Dream?

3. At the end of Much Ado About Nothing, Hero pretends to be her own what?

4. Why does the Duke of Vienna place Angelo in charge at the beginning of Measure for Measure?

5. What good news does Antonio learn after winning his case against Shylock?

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