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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. In As You Like It, what is Orlando doing the first time Rosalind sees him?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Riding a horse.
(c) Wrestling.
(d) Singing.

2. What earl helps the mad Lear escape to France?
(a) Kent.
(b) Gloucester.
(c) Burgundy.
(d) Cornwall.

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

4. At the end of As You Like It, whom does the duke's brother meet as he enters the forest to kill him?
(a) A greek goddess.
(b) A bear.
(c) A hermit.
(d) A beautiful maid.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Antonio agree to the "pound of flesh" condition in Shylock's bond?

2. Who does Demetrius marry at the end of A Midsummer Night's Dream?

3. In Merchant of Venice, why can Antonio not pay his bond to Shylock?

4. Who does Prospero release from servitude at the end of The Tempest?

5. What request does Beatrice make of Benedick after Hero's honor is questioned?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the interaction between Prospero and his enemies on the island at the end of The Tempest.

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

6. Why does Belarius think Imogen is dead in Cymbeline?

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

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

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

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

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