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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 is Mariana's connection to Angelo in Measure for Measure?
(a) She is his adopted daughter.
(b) She is his sister.
(c) She is his wife.
(d) She is his former betrothed.

2. What does Hamlet happen upon when he returns to Elsinore from England?
(a) Ophelia's funeral.
(b) Laerte's reembarking.
(c) Gertrude's remarriage.
(d) Claudius's coronation.

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 wants the people to fear him.
(c) He fears he will become unpopular.
(d) He is pulling an elaborate prank.

4. Who fails to tell Romeo that Juliet is not actually dead?
(a) The Nurse.
(b) Friar Lawrence.
(c) Lord Montague.
(d) Benvolio.

5. How does Roderigo assist Iago in his plotting?
(a) He kills Brabantio.
(b) He fetches the handkerchief,
(c) He seduces Desdemona.
(d) He bankrolls it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following character's is killed when Romeo and Tybalt meet in the street?

2. What self-destructive habit does Timon of Athens have at the beginning of his story?

3. What does Timon of Athens find while digging in the dirt?

4. For how long will the potion given Juliet keep her in a state of apparent death?

5. How is Laertes killed at the end of Hamlet?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Romeo banished from Verona?

3. What happens to Aegeon's lost son and servant in Comedy of Errors?

4. Describe Iago's revenge against Othello.

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

6. How does Pericles lose Thaisa at sea?

7. What plot does Claudius concoct to be rid of Hamlet at the end of the story?

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

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

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

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