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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the fisherman in Comedy of Errors do with Antipholus and Dromio when they arrive in Ephesus?
(a) He puts them to work on his crew.
(b) He sells them.
(c) He adopts them.
(d) He abandons them at a church.

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

3. Why does Bertram think he is within his rights to propose to Diana in All's Well That Ends Well?
(a) His marriage to Helena was not consumated.
(b) He thinks Helena has died.
(c) Diana is a former nun.
(d) Helena has released him from his bonds.

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

5. Why does the Duke of Vienna place Angelo in charge at the beginning of Measure for Measure?
(a) He wants the people to fear him.
(b) He is pulling an elaborate prank.
(c) He owes Angelo a favor.
(d) He fears he will become unpopular.

6. Why have Romeo and Juliet never met before the ball?
(a) Juliet was never allowed to leave her family's estate.
(b) Romeo has been at university.
(c) Their families are feuding.
(d) They are from different towns.

7. What is Sebastian doing the last time Voila sees him in the shipwreck in Twelfth Night?
(a) Huddling in a lifeboat.
(b) Clinging to the mast.
(c) Sinking below the waves.
(d) Swimming to shore.

8. What does the King of France give Helena her choice of in All's Well That Ends Well?
(a) Orchid.
(b) Husband.
(c) Manor houses.
(d) Dresses.

9. Who does Olivia marry at the end of Twelfth Night?
(a) No one.
(b) Orsino.
(c) Sebastian.
(d) Viola.

10. How does Othello kill Desdemona?
(a) He throws he from a battlement.
(b) He smothers her.
(c) He stabs her.
(d) He sets fire to her bedchamber.

11. In All's Well That Ends Well, what must Helena do to gain Bertrand's hand in marriage?
(a) Guess his true name.
(b) Find his brother's grave.
(c) Save his mother.
(d) Take his ring.

12. Who acts as go-between for Othello's wooing of Desdemona?
(a) Iago.
(b) Brabantio.
(c) Roderigo.
(d) Cassio.

13. In what fictional kingdom does Twelfth Night take place?
(a) Illyria.
(b) Nirvana.
(c) Atlantis.
(d) Ephesus.

14. What good do Romeo and Juliet's deaths bring at the end of the story?
(a) Benvolio marries a Capulet.
(b) The prince declares war at an end.
(c) Tybalt is released from jail.
(d) The families are reconciled.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What request does Timon make of Alcibiades at the end of his story?

2. In Timon of Athens, the titular character invites his friends to a what?

3. In All's Well That Ends Well, which of the following characters does not return to France immediately after Bertrand's marriage in Italy?

4. How does Roderigo assist Iago in his plotting?

5. Who fails to tell Romeo that Juliet is not actually dead?

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