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

2. What is Isabel supposed to do the day she pleads to Angelo in Measure for Measure?
(a) Leave for Venice.
(b) Bury her father.
(c) Get married.
(d) Enter a convent.

3. What catastrophic event befalls Aegeon's return home in his story at the beginning of Comedy of Errors?
(a) A volcanic eruption.
(b) A pirate attack.
(c) A storm.
(d) An earthquake.

4. What do Goneril and Regan immediately deny King Lear after he has given up his crown?
(a) His fool.
(b) His lodging.
(c) His knights.
(d) His jewels.

5. At the beginning of Comedy of Errors, what does Aegeon offer for his life?
(a) His story.
(b) A song.
(c) Fine meats.
(d) A large gem.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Claudio and Don Pedro indicate to Benedick that Beatrice loves him in Much Ado About Nothing?

2. What wild animal kill Antigones in The Winter's Tale?

3. In Comedy of Errors, how can a merchant from Syracuse avoid death in Ephesus?

4. What relative does Lysander plan to flee to with his beloved in A Midsummer Night's Dream?

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

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