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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Silvia.
(d) Valetine.

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

3. In Merchant of Venice, how does Shylock make money as a usurer?
(a) He collects finder's fees.
(b) He charges interest.
(c) He runs a textile-works on the side.
(d) He invests in fishing interests.

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

5. Which character concocts a devious plot to break up a marriage in Much Ado Ado Nothing?
(a) Don Pedro.
(b) Don John.
(c) Borachio.
(d) Benedick.

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

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

8. What role does Ariel take on the island in The Tempest?
(a) Caliban's accomplice.
(b) Prospero's assistant.
(c) Miranda's ward.
(d) Sycorax's suitor.

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

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

11. Why do Belarius, Polydore and Cadwal leave Imogen in the woods?
(a) They believe she is a wood sprite.
(b) They think she is an assassin.
(c) They think she is dead.
(d) They want to keep her safe from scouts.

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

13. In The Winter's Tale, Polixenes is the king of what kingdom?
(a) Bohemia.
(b) Atlantis.
(c) Illyria.
(d) Persia.

14. Which of the following characters dies at the end of Cymbeline?
(a) The King.
(b) Lucius.
(c) The wicked Queen.
(d) Iachomo.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Camillo offer to marry Perdita and Florizel to avoid Leontes' wrath in The Winter's Tale?

4. Where does Iachomo tell Pisanio to kill Imogen in Cymbeline?

5. How does Lamb describe Hero at the beginning of Much Ado About Nothing?

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