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

2. Why does the Duke of Vienna place Angelo in charge at the beginning of Measure for Measure?
(a) He owes Angelo a favor.
(b) He fears he will become unpopular.
(c) He is pulling an elaborate prank.
(d) He wants the people to fear him.

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

4. In Cymbeline, why does the King raise Posthumus?
(a) His father was a royal night.
(b) He brings good luck to the kingdom.
(c) He saved the queen's life.
(d) He is the King's favorite fool.

5. In The Tempest, what important items does Prospero have that allow him to use magic on the island?
(a) Potions.
(b) Goblets.
(c) Wands.
(d) Books.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Valentine meet Silvia in the wood in Two Gentlemen of Verona?

3. Who marries Cordelia at the beginning of King Lear?

4. What does Angelo threaten the disguised Duke with at the end of Measure for Measure?

5. Who is the beggar whose hovel Lear sleeps in during the storm?

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