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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Kent take to follow Lear in disguise?
(a) Crassus.
(b) Roderigo.
(c) Caius.
(d) Edwin.

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

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

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

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

6. How is Silvia related to the Duke of Milan?
(a) She is his wife.
(b) She is his sister.
(c) She is his aunt.
(d) She is his daughter.

7. Where do Belarius and her two brothers, Polydore and Cadwal, live?
(a) A hovel.
(b) A cave.
(c) A castle.
(d) A ship's hull.

8. What news does the wicked Queen tell the King at the beginning of Cymbeline?
(a) There is a poisoner in the court.
(b) Imogen and Posthumus are married.
(c) Posthumus attempted to ravish her.
(d) Imogen is not his true daughter.

9. What do Orlando and the disguised Rosaline discuss when they meet in Arden?
(a) Sheepherding.
(b) Love.
(c) Justice.
(d) Forest fruits.

10. What good news does Antonio learn after winning his case against Shylock?
(a) His ships are not lost.
(b) His father will not die.
(c) Nerissa accepts his hand in marriage.
(d) He has been promoted to magistrate.

11. In Cymbeline, why does the King raise Posthumus?
(a) He saved the queen's life.
(b) He brings good luck to the kingdom.
(c) His father was a royal night.
(d) He is the King's favorite fool.

12. Who does Prospero release from servitude at the end of The Tempest?
(a) Caliban.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Ariel.
(d) Sycorax.

13. How does Prospero bring his enemies to the island in The Tempest?
(a) A steady wind.
(b) A storm.
(c) A siren's song.
(d) A transporting spell.

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

15. In what city does A Midsummer Night's Dream begin?
(a) Paris.
(b) Athens.
(c) London.
(d) Venice.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do Goneril and Regan immediately deny King Lear after he has given up his crown?

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

5. In The Winter's Tale, Polixenes is the king of what kingdom?

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