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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 Much Ado About Nothing, what does Hero do when accused of infidelity?
(a) She slaps Don Pedro.
(b) She storms out.
(c) She admits to it.
(d) She faints.

2. What does Prospero do to Antonio when the two meet at the end of The Tempest?
(a) He marries him to Miranda.
(b) He imprisons him in a tree.
(c) He forgives him.
(d) He kills him.

3. What does the jail provost send the Duke in Measure for Measure to ensure Claudio's safety?
(a) A hundred ducats.
(b) A jailer's bond.
(c) A key.
(d) A human head.

4. Which of the following characters is not related to the rest?
(a) Laertes.
(b) Polonius.
(c) Gertrude.
(d) Ophelia.

5. Who has gone to war with Britain in Cymbeline?
(a) Rome.
(b) The Turks.
(c) Ireland.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Marina not killed by Dionysa's servant?

2. Who acts as go-between for Othello's wooing of Desdemona?

3. Why does Bassanio need money at the beginning of Merchant of Venice?

4. Who is the second human Miranda meets in The Tempest?

5. What request does Beatrice make of Benedick after Hero's honor is questioned?

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