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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Diana given at the end of All's Well That Ends Well as a reward?
(a) A large gemstone.
(b) A manor in Provence.
(c) A husband.
(d) A seat in court.

2. Who helps Helena plot her deception of Bertram in All's Well That Ends Well?
(a) The pope.
(b) Diana's mother.
(c) The Duke's daughter.
(d) Bertram's sister.

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

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

5. What service does Helena do the King of France in All's Well That Ends Well?
(a) She saves his son from a scorpion.
(b) She cures his illness.
(c) She reuniteds him with his estranged daughter.
(d) She brings him his favorite sweet.

6. 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) Helena has released him from his bonds.
(d) Diana is a former nun.

7. In All's Well That Ends Well, which of the following characters does not return to France immediately after Bertrand's marriage in Italy?
(a) Helena.
(b) The King.
(c) The widow.
(d) Bertram.

8. Who tries to warn Timon of his bad habits?
(a) Aries.
(b) His wife.
(c) His servant.
(d) His father.

9. In Othello, where does Othello's army travel to defeat the Turks?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Castille.
(c) Cyprus.
(d) Istanbul.

10. Where does the Duke claim he is going at the beginning of Measure for Measure?
(a) France.
(b) Norway.
(c) Poland.
(d) England.

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

12. What does Katharine do when Petruchio does not show for their wedding in Taming of the Shrew?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Dance.
(c) Faint.
(d) Weep.

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

14. How does Olivia respond to Viola's entreaties of Orsino's behalf in Twelfth Night?
(a) She submits wo Orsino's entreaties.
(b) She falls in love with Viola.
(c) She pays Viola never to return.
(d) She slaps Viola several times.

15. How did the second set of twins in Comedy of Errors come under Aegeon's care?
(a) He wins them in a game of lots.
(b) He purchased them.
(c) He confused them for his sons.
(d) He took them after their mother died.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why have Romeo and Juliet never met before the ball?

3. How does Pericles win the Thaisa's hand in marriage?

4. Who does Juliet's father betroth her to?

5. In Measure for Measure the law citizens of Vienna are constantly breaking concerns what?

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