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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Taming of the Shrew, Baptista declares that Bianca shall not wed until what?
(a) Until she finishes her schooling.
(b) Until the final judgment.
(c) Until she is twenty years of age.
(d) Until Katharine weds.

2. What punishment is Claudio facing for seduction in Measure for Measure?
(a) Loss of property.
(b) The rack.
(c) Beheading.
(d) Jail time.

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

4. Why does Pericles have to flee Greece at the beginning of the story?
(a) The emperor is threatening his life.
(b) A dream has commanded him to do so.
(c) His wife is in peril.
(d) His army has been called overseas.

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

6. What does Iago suspect Emilia of?
(a) Colluding with Othello.
(b) Giving information to Desdemona.
(c) Seducing Roderigo.
(d) Taking his money.

7. What request does the ghost of Hamlet's father make?
(a) Do not marry Ophelia.
(b) Murder the Queen.
(c) Avenge his murder.
(d) Take the throne.

8. What is in the dishes Timon serves his friends?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Rotten meat.
(c) Stones.
(d) Nothing.

9. How does Romeo gain entrance to the Capulets' ball?
(a) He claims to be a distant cousin.
(b) He is masked.
(c) He stays in the outer courtyard.
(d) He sneaks through a window protage.

10. 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 turns 18.
(c) When he is about to be married.
(d) When they arrive at Ephesus.

11. At the beginning of Comedy of Errors, what does Aegeon offer for his life?
(a) His story.
(b) A song.
(c) Fine meats.
(d) A large gem.

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

13. What does Angelo threaten the disguised Duke with at the end of Measure for Measure?
(a) Jailing.
(b) Excommunication.
(c) A fine.
(d) Torture.

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

15. How long does Aegeon search for his wife and other son before coming to Ephesus?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 30 days.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Mariana's connection to Angelo in Measure for Measure?

3. Where does Timon go to live after he abandons humanity?

4. Why does the Duke of Vienna place Angelo in charge at the beginning of Measure for Measure?

5. How does Thaisa seemingly die in Pericles?

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