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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 does Iago suspect Emilia of?
(a) Taking his money.
(b) Giving information to Desdemona.
(c) Colluding with Othello.
(d) Seducing Roderigo.

2. What request does Timon make of Alcibiades at the end of his story?
(a) Bury him in a pauper's grave.
(b) Kill everyone.
(c) Tell his tale.
(d) Fetch him some bread.

3. Why does the Duke of Vienna place Angelo in charge at the beginning of Measure for Measure?
(a) He owes Angelo a favor.
(b) He is pulling an elaborate prank.
(c) He wants the people to fear him.
(d) He fears he will become unpopular.

4. Who wins the wager at the end of the Taming of the Shrew?
(a) Petruchio.
(b) Hortensio.
(c) Baptista.
(d) Lucentio.

5. In Comedy of Errors, how can a merchant from Syracuse avoid death in Ephesus?
(a) Marry a local girl.
(b) Swear fealty to Ephesus.
(c) Reveal a state secret.
(d) Pay a thousand marks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Aegeon search for his wife and other son before coming to Ephesus?

2. Which character is not killed by Hamlet?

3. What rank has Cassio recently attained at the beginning of Othello?

4. In All's Well That Ends Well, which of the following characters does not return to France immediately after Bertrand's marriage in Italy?

5. Where does Bertram live in Italy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What challenge does Bertram make to Helena in All's Well That Ends Well?

2. How does Pericles reunite with his daughter and wife at the end of the story?

3. Why does Hamlet kill Polonius?

4. What wager is involved in the final part of Taming of the Shrew?

5. Why does the Duke of Vienna give up power at the beginning of Measure for Measure?

6. Why can Orsino not woo Olivia successfully in Twelfth Night?

7. What does Timon do with his chest of gold at the end of his story?

8. Why is Romeo banished from Verona?

9. How is Angelo corrupted in Measure for Measure?

10. What happens when Viola, in disguise, goes to Olivia on Orsino's behalf?

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