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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hermione disguise herself as at the end of The Winter's Tale?
(a) A bear.
(b) A man.
(c) A maidservant.
(d) A statue.

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

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

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

5. Why does Antonio agree to the "pound of flesh" condition in Shylock's bond?
(a) He does not read the full bond.
(b) He assumes it is a jest.
(c) He knows no court will honor it.
(d) He wants to show Shylock he is not afraid.

6. In Merchant of Venice, why can Antonio not pay his bond to Shylock?
(a) His ships sink.
(b) His father recovers his health.
(c) His crops whither.
(d) His lands are seized by the state.

7. In The Winter's Tale, what does Leontes want his counselors to ask the oracle at Delphos?
(a) If his son will be king.
(b) If his kingdom is safe.
(c) If Polixenes is dead.
(d) If his wife is faithful.

8. What relative does Lysander plan to flee to with his beloved in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His sister.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His daughter.

9. Lying to his father in Two Gentlemen of Verona, Proteus says his letter from Julia is from whom?
(a) Himself.
(b) The duke of Milan.
(c) Valetine.
(d) Silvia.

10. Why does Proteus betray Valentine's love of Silvia to the duke in Two Gentlemen of Verona?
(a) He has sworn feelty to the duke.
(b) He does no know the duke has other plans for Silvia.
(c) He loves SIlvia too.
(d) He intends to help them leave Milan.

11. Who sends word to Posthumus that Imogen has died?
(a) Iachomo.
(b) Pisanio.
(c) The queen.
(d) Belarius.

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

13. 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.

14. In what state does Cordelia's army find the mad Lear?
(a) Asleep int he Dover castle.
(b) Raving in a ravine.
(c) Swimmin in a filthy brook.
(d) Wandering a field.

15. What do Goneril and Regan immediately deny King Lear after he has given up his crown?
(a) His jewels.
(b) His lodging.
(c) His fool.
(d) His knights.

Short Answer Questions

1. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, who tips Demetrius off to Lysander's plan to flee the city?

2. What item does Iachomo want to gain from Posthumus when they meet in Cymbeline?

3. In what city does A Midsummer Night's Dream begin?

4. In The Tempest, where on the island do Sycorax imprison good spirits?

5. In The Tempest, what important items does Prospero have that allow him to use magic on the island?

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