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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. Lying to his father in Two Gentlemen of Verona, Proteus says his letter from Julia is from whom?
(a) Himself.
(b) Valetine.
(c) The duke of Milan.
(d) Silvia.

2. What does the wicked queen tell Pisanio the vial of potion she gives him is?
(a) A liquour.
(b) A cordial.
(c) A poison.
(d) A tonic.

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

4. Which character concocts a devious plot to break up a marriage in Much Ado Ado Nothing?
(a) Borachio.
(b) Don Pedro.
(c) Don John.
(d) Benedick.

5. What wild animal kill Antigones in The Winter's Tale?
(a) A shark.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A bear.
(d) A hawk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is King Lear dividing up his kingdom?

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

3. At the end of As You Like It, whom does the duke's brother meet as he enters the forest to kill him?

4. In what city does A Midsummer Night's Dream begin?

5. What news does the wicked Queen tell the King at the beginning of Cymbeline?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In The Winter's Tale, how does Paulita convince the king of Bohemia to let her marry his son?

5. At the end of As You Like It, what happy news arrives concerning the banished duke?

6. How does Proteus betray his friend Valentine in Two Gentlemen of Verona?

7. What is the rift in the spirit room at the beginning of A Midsummer Night's Dream?

8. How is Paulita saved from death at a young age in The Winter's Tale?

9. Why does Macbeth kill Banquo?

10. How does Posthumus return to Britain at the end of Cymbeline?

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