Tales from Shakespeare Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Tales from Shakespeare Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who tips off Orlando that his life is in danger in As You Like It?
(a) Oliver.
(b) Celia.
(c) The duke.
(d) Adam.

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

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

7. Where does Camillo offer to marry Perdita and Florizel to avoid Leontes' wrath in The Winter's Tale?
(a) Bohemia.
(b) Cyprus.
(c) Sicily.
(d) Illyria.

8. What is Edmund's brother's name?
(a) Edward.
(b) Edwin.
(c) George.
(d) Edgar.

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

10. 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 given to Polixenes.
(d) She should be left to die in the wilderness.

11. 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 his wife is faithful.
(d) If Polixenes is dead.

12. What is the root of Oberon and Titania's feud in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
(a) Titania refuses to let the rain fall.
(b) Both want a changeling boy.
(c) Oberon refuses to allow the sun rise.
(d) Titania suspects Oberon of infidelity.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Celia fall in love with in As You Like It?

2. What false name does Rosalind choose for her flight into Arden?

3. How does Lady Macbeth convince her husband to kill Duncan?

4. Which of the following is not a prophecy the witches make at the beginning of Macbeth?

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

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