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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Twelfth Night; or, What You Will and Timon of Athens.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Merchant of Venice, how does Shylock make money as a usurer?
(a) He collects finder's fees.
(b) He charges interest.
(c) He runs a textile-works on the side.
(d) He invests in fishing interests.

3. Why does the French duke of As You Like It move to Arden?
(a) He wants to return to the land.
(b) He goes mad.
(c) He elopes with a lowborn love.
(d) He is banished by his brother.

4. What name does Kent take to follow Lear in disguise?
(a) Caius.
(b) Roderigo.
(c) Edwin.
(d) Crassus.

5. How does Lamb describe Hero at the beginning of Much Ado About Nothing?
(a) Mannish.
(b) Frivolous.
(c) Serious.
(d) Sultry.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Taming of the Shrew, Baptista declares that Bianca shall not wed until what?

2. Which of the following is not a prophecy the witches make at the beginning of Macbeth?

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

4. What is in the dishes Timon serves his friends?

5. Who wins the wager at the end of the Taming of the Shrew?

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