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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. What is the root of Oberon and Titania's feud in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
(a) Titania suspects Oberon of infidelity.
(b) Titania refuses to let the rain fall.
(c) Oberon refuses to allow the sun rise.
(d) Both want a changeling boy.

2. Who has gone to war with Britain in Cymbeline?
(a) The Turks.
(b) Rome.
(c) France.
(d) Ireland.

3. In All's Well That Ends Well, what must Helena do to gain Bertrand's hand in marriage?
(a) Take his ring.
(b) Find his brother's grave.
(c) Guess his true name.
(d) Save his mother.

4. What role does Ariel take on the island in The Tempest?
(a) Prospero's assistant.
(b) Miranda's ward.
(c) Sycorax's suitor.
(d) Caliban's accomplice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Orlando and the disguised Rosaline discuss when they meet in Arden?

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

3. How does Julia respond to Valentine's offering of Silvia to Proteus?

4. Who tips off Orlando that his life is in danger in As You Like It?

5. What head of state is with Antonio on the ship in The Tempest?

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