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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is not killed by Hamlet?
(a) Claudius.
(b) Laertes.
(c) Polonius.
(d) Gertrude.

2. What does Petruchio declare he will do if he does not wed Katharine by Sunday?
(a) Pay his competitors a years wages.
(b) Return his wedding garments.
(c) Become a friar.
(d) Leave Padua forever.

3. What does the King of France suspect Bertrand of in All's Well That Ends Well?
(a) Theft.
(b) Murder.
(c) Adultery.
(d) Treason.

4. In All's Well That Ends Well, what is Helena's father's profession?
(a) Physician.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Courtier.
(d) Poet.

5. In Comedy of Errors, where do the twins of Syracuse seek shelter in Ephesus?
(a) An embassy.
(b) A workshop.
(c) A convent.
(d) A cathedral.

6. When does Aegeon's son ask Aegeon if he can search for his twin and mother?
(a) When they emerge from the storm.
(b) When he is about to be married.
(c) When he turns 18.
(d) When they arrive at Ephesus.

7. What does the jail provost send the Duke in Measure for Measure to ensure Claudio's safety?
(a) A human head.
(b) A key.
(c) A hundred ducats.
(d) A jailer's bond.

8. Who wins the wager at the end of the Taming of the Shrew?
(a) Lucentio.
(b) Petruchio.
(c) Baptista.
(d) Hortensio.

9. How does Roderigo assist Iago in his plotting?
(a) He kills Brabantio.
(b) He bankrolls it.
(c) He fetches the handkerchief,
(d) He seduces Desdemona.

10. Whose death is Olivia mourning at the beginning of Twelfth Night?
(a) Her father's.
(b) St. Stephen's.
(c) Her maid's.
(d) Her brother's.

11. Where does Timon go to live after he abandons humanity?
(a) Asia.
(b) The desert.
(c) The woods.
(d) A remote island.

12. What self-destructive habit does Timon of Athens have at the beginning of his story?
(a) Wasting money.
(b) Womanizing.
(c) Sleeping late.
(d) Drinking to excess.

13. Which character is not dead at the end of Othello?
(a) Cassio.
(b) Desdemona.
(c) Roderigo.
(d) Emilia.

14. How does Antipholus of Syracuse attempt to show his appreciation to the duke at the end of Comedy of Errors?
(a) He offers fealty to Ephesus.
(b) He offers to marry his daughter.
(c) He offers him money.
(d) He agrees never to return to Ephesus.

15. Which of the following characters is not related to the rest?
(a) Laertes.
(b) Ophelia.
(c) Polonius.
(d) Gertrude.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Iago suspect Emilia of?

2. How is Laertes killed at the end of Hamlet?

3. How does Olivia respond to Viola's entreaties of Orsino's behalf in Twelfth Night?

4. Why does Bertram think he is within his rights to propose to Diana in All's Well That Ends Well?

5. In Taming of the Shrew, why does Petruchio say Katharine should not eat on their wedding night?

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