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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. What earl helps the mad Lear escape to France?
(a) Kent.
(b) Gloucester.
(c) Cornwall.
(d) Burgundy.

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

3. For how long will the potion given Juliet keep her in a state of apparent death?
(a) 42 hours.
(b) Three months.
(c) A month.
(d) One week.

4. Where does the Duke claim he is going at the beginning of Measure for Measure?
(a) England.
(b) Norway.
(c) France.
(d) Poland.

5. What does Angelo threaten the disguised Duke with at the end of Measure for Measure?
(a) Jailing.
(b) Torture.
(c) Excommunication.
(d) A fine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What relative does Lysander plan to flee to with his beloved in A Midsummer Night's Dream?

2. In Comedy of Errors, where do the twins of Syracuse seek shelter in Ephesus?

3. How does Romeo gain entrance to the Capulets' ball?

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

5. At the beginning of King Lear, Cordelia says she loves her father to what extent?

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