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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What request does Beatrice make of Benedick after Hero's honor is questioned?
(a) That he prove Hero's innocence.
(b) That he kill Claudio.
(c) That he marry her.
(d) That he leave Messina.

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

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

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

6. Which of the following is not a prophecy the witches make at the beginning of Macbeth?
(a) Macbeth will be the thane of Cawdor.
(b) Banquo's children will be kings.
(c) Macbeth will be king.
(d) Banquo will be killed.

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

8. In King Lear, Edmund is the bastard son of what earl?
(a) Kent.
(b) Cornwall.
(c) Gloucester.
(d) Albany.

9. Who marries Cordelia at the beginning of King Lear?
(a) The King of Padua.
(b) The King of Milan.
(c) The King of France.
(d) The King of Spain.

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

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

12. What wild animal kill Antigones in The Winter's Tale?
(a) A shark.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A bear.
(d) A hawk.

13. How does Lamb describe Hero at the beginning of Much Ado About Nothing?
(a) Sultry.
(b) Frivolous.
(c) Mannish.
(d) Serious.

14. Who constantly torments Caliban at the beginning of The Tempest?
(a) Prospero.
(b) Ferdinand.
(c) Miranda.
(d) Ariel.

15. With whom is Hermia in love at the beginning of A Midsummer Night's Dream?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Lysander.
(c) Egeus.
(d) Demetrius.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leontes want Polixenes killed at the beginning of The Winter's Tale?

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

3. What non-medial condition kills Mamillius in The Winter's Tale?

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

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

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