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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Othello and Pericles, Prince of Tyre.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Sycorax die in The Tempest?
(a) Before Prospero and Mirand arrive at the island.
(b) She didn't die.
(c) Days after Prospero and Mirand arrive at the island.
(d) The moment Prospero and Mirand arrive at the island.

2. Why does Macduff not pertain to the prophecy the witches give Macbeth?
(a) He never knew his mother.
(b) He was born prematurely.
(c) He was a breach birth.
(d) He was cut from his mother's womb.

3. What act of fidelity do Julia and Proteus commit when parting ways at the the beginning of Two Gentlemen of Verona?
(a) He gives her a lock of his hair.
(b) They exchange rings.
(c) He takes her portrait.
(d) They pray together.

4. How long does Aegeon search for his wife and other son before coming to Ephesus?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 30 days.
(d) 10 months.

5. How does Valentine meet Silvia in the wood in Two Gentlemen of Verona?
(a) He pulls her from a trap.
(b) She fights of wolves for her.
(c) He saves her from bandits.
(d) He treats a spider bite for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Macbeth, the title character is than of what township?

2. In Cymbeline, why does the King raise Posthumus?

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

4. How did the second set of twins in Comedy of Errors come under Aegeon's care?

5. What is Sebastian doing the last time Voila sees him in the shipwreck in Twelfth Night?

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