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

2. Why is King Lear dividing up his kingdom?
(a) He wants to give his daughters a gift.
(b) She hates being king.
(c) He wants to leave England.
(d) He is old and tired.

3. Why does Bassanio need money at the beginning of Merchant of Venice?
(a) He needs to pay off gambling debts.
(b) He wants to start a shipping business.
(c) He wants to marry a wealthy heiress.
(d) He wants to buy land in the country.

4. At the beginning of Macbeth, the title character is than of what township?
(a) Fife.
(b) Cumberland.
(c) Glamis.
(d) Cawdor.

5. What does the juice of the purple flower do to people in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
(a) It makes them fall in love.
(b) It makes them fall asleep.
(c) It makes them fall out of love.
(d) It makes them wake up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What request does the ghost of Hamlet's father make?

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

3. What service does Helena do the King of France in All's Well That Ends Well?

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

5. What non-medial condition kills Mamillius in The Winter's Tale?

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