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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, what penalty does Hermia face if she refuses he father's choice of marriage?
(a) Public mockery.
(b) Life imprisonment.
(c) Forced nunnery.
(d) Death.

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

4. What do Orlando and the disguised Rosaline discuss when they meet in Arden?
(a) Love.
(b) Sheepherding.
(c) Justice.
(d) Forest fruits.

5. In Cymbeline, why does the King raise Posthumus?
(a) He saved the queen's life.
(b) He brings good luck to the kingdom.
(c) His father was a royal night.
(d) He is the King's favorite fool.

Short Answer Questions

1. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, who tips Demetrius off to Lysander's plan to flee the city?

2. How is Silvia related to the Duke of Milan?

3. What non-medial condition kills Mamillius in The Winter's Tale?

4. What two dangerous animals does Orlando save Oliver from in As You Like It?

5. Why is King Lear dividing up his kingdom?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Cordelia and Lear reunited?

2. How does Valentine becomes the leader of bandits in Two Gentlemen of Verona?

3. Why is Posthumus banished at the beginning of Cymbeline?

4. Who does Valentine offer Silvia to Proteus at the end of Two Gentlemen of Verona?

5. Why does Kent have to disguise himself to follow King Lear?

6. Why is Cordelia banished at the beginning of King Lear?

7. How does Portia save Antonio's life in Merchant of Venice?

8. How are Orlando and Oliver reconciled in As You Like It?

9. How does Leontes respond to his new daughter at the beginning of The Winter's Tale?

10. Why does Claudio think Hero is cheating on him in Much Ado About Nothing?

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