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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. How does Romeo kill himself?
(a) He drinks poison.
(b) He hangs himself.
(c) He stabs himself in the heart.
(d) He leaps from a cliff.

2. What keepsake does Iago use to convince Othello that Desdemona is unfaithful?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) A gown.
(c) A garland.
(d) A sealed letter.

3. Why is Bertram called back to court at the beginning of All's Well That Ends Well?
(a) His father has died.
(b) He is betrothed to the duke's daughter.
(c) He must plead for his cousin's life.
(d) The nation is at war.

4. Whose death is Olivia mourning at the beginning of Twelfth Night?
(a) Her brother's.
(b) Her maid's.
(c) St. Stephen's.
(d) Her father's.

5. What is Tybalt's connection to Juliet?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) She is his daughter.
(c) He is her son.
(d) They were once lovers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pericles have to flee Greece at the beginning of the story?

2. In what fictional kingdom does Twelfth Night take place?

3. In Timon of Athens, the titular character invites his friends to a what?

4. Which of the following is Iago's reason for wanting to destroy Othello?

5. How does Romeo gain entrance to the Capulets' ball?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Hamlet dissolute at the beginning of the story?

2. How are both twins married at the end of Twelfth Night?

3. Why is Othello summoned before the Duke of Venice for his marriage?

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

5. Why does Hamlet kill Polonius?

6. How is the opening of Twelfth Night similar to the story that begins Comedy of Errors?

7. How does Helena become betrothed to Bertram in the beginning of All's Well That Ends Well?

8. How does Helena trick Bertram out of his ring in All's Well That Ends Well?

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

10. What are the marriages that end Measure for Measure?

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