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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What head of state is with Antonio on the ship in The Tempest?
(a) The Pope.
(b) The king of Naples.
(c) The prince-regent of England.
(d) A duke of Milan.

2. For what purpose does Proteus hire the disguised Julia in Two Gentlemen of Verona?
(a) As a page.
(b) As a courtier.
(c) As a messenger.
(d) As a smith.

3. What does Portia disguise herself as at the end of Merchant of Venice?
(a) An accountant.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A knight.
(d) A queen.

4. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, what penalty does Hermia face if she refuses he father's choice of marriage?
(a) Public mockery.
(b) Forced nunnery.
(c) Life imprisonment.
(d) Death.

5. Which character does Nerissa fall in love with in Merchant of Venice?
(a) Antonio.
(b) Gratiano.
(c) Shylock.
(d) Bassiano.

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

7. At the end of Much Ado About Nothing, Hero pretends to be her own what?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Mother.
(d) Sister.

8. At the end of As You Like It, whom does the duke's brother meet as he enters the forest to kill him?
(a) A beautiful maid.
(b) A bear.
(c) A greek goddess.
(d) A hermit.

9. At the beginning of The Winter's Tale, what does Leontes order regarding his new daughter?
(a) She should remain with him.
(b) She should be imprisoned with her mother.
(c) She should be left to die in the wilderness.
(d) She should be given to Polixenes.

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

11. What do the robbers in Two Gentlemen of Verona request of Valentine?
(a) That he be their leader.
(b) That he give them all his gold.
(c) That he show them the way out of the wood.
(d) That he deliver a message to the duke.

12. Where does Iachomo tell Pisanio to kill Imogen in Cymbeline?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Wales.
(c) Southhampton.
(d) Ireland.

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

14. Who does Demetrius marry at the end of A Midsummer Night's Dream?
(a) Helena.
(b) Titania.
(c) Hippolyta.
(d) Hermia.

15. Why does the French duke of As You Like It move to Arden?
(a) He goes mad.
(b) He elopes with a lowborn love.
(c) He is banished by his brother.
(d) He wants to return to the land.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Belarius, Polydore and Cadwal leave Imogen in the woods?

2. In King Lear, Edmund is the bastard son of what earl?

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

4. Which of the following characters dies at the end of Cymbeline?

5. In Merchant of Venice, why can Antonio not pay his bond to Shylock?

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