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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. Why does Macduff not pertain to the prophecy the witches give Macbeth?
(a) He never knew his mother.
(b) He was born prematurely.
(c) He was cut from his mother's womb.
(d) He was a breach birth.

2. In Merchant of Venice, why can Antonio not pay his bond to Shylock?
(a) His father recovers his health.
(b) His crops whither.
(c) His lands are seized by the state.
(d) His ships sink.

3. How does Lady Macbeth convince her husband to kill Duncan?
(a) She reminds him he will be king.
(b) She uses reverse psychology.
(c) She calls him a coward.
(d) She threatens to do it herself.

4. Where do Belarius and her two brothers, Polydore and Cadwal, live?
(a) A castle.
(b) A cave.
(c) A hovel.
(d) A ship's hull.

5. How does Valentine meet Silvia in the wood in Two Gentlemen of Verona?
(a) She fights of wolves for her.
(b) He pulls her from a trap.
(c) He saves her from bandits.
(d) He treats a spider bite for her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who concocts the scheme to marry Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing?

3. In whose clothes is Margaret dressed as part of the devious plot in Much Ado About Nothing?

4. Lying to his father in Two Gentlemen of Verona, Proteus says his letter from Julia is from whom?

5. Why does Bassanio need money at the beginning of Merchant of Venice?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Cordelia and Lear reunited?

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

3. How does Prospero find Ariel in The Tempest?

4. How does Oliver try to kill Orlando in As You Like It?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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