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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. In The Tempest, where on the island do Sycorax imprison good spirits?
(a) In the water.
(b) In trees.
(c) Under the sands.
(d) In clouds.

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

3. In Merchant of Venice, why can Antonio not pay his bond to Shylock?
(a) His lands are seized by the state.
(b) His ships sink.
(c) His father recovers his health.
(d) His crops whither.

4. Why does Olivia confuse Sebastian and Viola in Twelfth Night?
(a) She never sees Sebastian's face.
(b) They are twins.
(c) She has poor eyesight.
(d) They both pretent to be the same person.

5. Why does Lear wander into a storm at night?
(a) He does not want to live with his daughters.
(b) He has not bathed in days.
(c) He is looking for Cordelia.
(d) He wants to gather an army together.

Short Answer Questions

1. In As You Like It, what is Orlando doing the first time Rosalind sees him?

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

3. When does Aegeon's son ask Aegeon if he can search for his twin and mother?

4. Why does Macduff not pertain to the prophecy the witches give Macbeth?

5. How does Leontes want Polixenes killed at the beginning of The Winter's Tale?

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