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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 Goneril and Regan immediately deny King Lear after he has given up his crown?
(a) His lodging.
(b) His fool.
(c) His knights.
(d) His jewels.

2. Which character does Nerissa fall in love with in Merchant of Venice?
(a) Gratiano.
(b) Bassiano.
(c) Shylock.
(d) Antonio.

3. Who constantly torments Caliban at the beginning of The Tempest?
(a) Ferdinand.
(b) Ariel.
(c) Miranda.
(d) Prospero.

4. Who does Demetrius marry at the end of A Midsummer Night's Dream?
(a) Titania.
(b) Hermia.
(c) Hippolyta.
(d) Helena.

5. In what state does Cordelia's army find the mad Lear?
(a) Raving in a ravine.
(b) Asleep int he Dover castle.
(c) Swimmin in a filthy brook.
(d) Wandering a field.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Orlando and the disguised Rosaline discuss when they meet in Arden?

2. Why does Proteus betray Valentine's love of Silvia to the duke in Two Gentlemen of Verona?

3. What wild animal kill Antigones in The Winter's Tale?

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

5. How does Julia respond to Valentine's offering of Silvia to Proteus?

Short Essay Questions

1. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, how does Oberon change the hearts of the Athenian youths?

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

3. How do Antonio and Shylock lend money differently in Merchant of Venice?

4. How are Hero and Claudio reunited at the end of Much Ado About Nothing?

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

6. In The Tempest, how does Prospero bring his enemies to the island?

7. How does Lady Macbeth convince Macbeth to kill Duncan?

8. What bad decision does Antonio make regarding borrowing money in Merchant of Venice?

9. What is the problem among the young lovers at the beginning of A Midsummer Night's Dream?

10. What is Don Pedro's attitude to Beatrice and Benedick at the beginning of Much Ado About Nothing?

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