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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 Angelo threaten the disguised Duke with at the end of Measure for Measure?
(a) Excommunication.
(b) Torture.
(c) Jailing.
(d) A fine.

2. What is Diana given at the end of All's Well That Ends Well as a reward?
(a) A large gemstone.
(b) A husband.
(c) A manor in Provence.
(d) A seat in court.

3. For how long will the potion given Juliet keep her in a state of apparent death?
(a) One week.
(b) 42 hours.
(c) A month.
(d) Three months.

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

5. What disguise does the Duke maintain while Angelo is in power in Measure for Measure?
(a) Friar.
(b) Jailer.
(c) Beggar.
(d) Minstrel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In All's Well That Ends Well, what is Helena's father's profession?

2. Whose death is Olivia mourning at the beginning of Twelfth Night?

3. Why have Romeo and Juliet never met before the ball?

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

5. Why are Romeo and Juliet separated after the street duel with Tybalt?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Pericles end up marrying Thaisa?

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

4. How do Romeo and Juliet die?

5. How did Aegeon's family come together and get separated in a matter of days?

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

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

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

9. How does Petruchio tame Katharine on their wedding day?

10. In Pericles, how does Marina become a slave?

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