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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 the King of France give Helena her choice of in All's Well That Ends Well?
(a) Manor houses.
(b) Orchid.
(c) Dresses.
(d) Husband.

2. In Measure for Measure the law citizens of Vienna are constantly breaking concerns what?
(a) Charging interest.
(b) Living with unmarried women.
(c) Drinking on the Sabbath.
(d) Brawling in the street.

3. Who helps Helena plot her deception of Bertram in All's Well That Ends Well?
(a) Bertram's sister.
(b) Diana's mother.
(c) The pope.
(d) The Duke's daughter.

4. In All's Well That Ends Well, what must Helena do to gain Bertrand's hand in marriage?
(a) Find his brother's grave.
(b) Take his ring.
(c) Guess his true name.
(d) Save his mother.

5. Why have Romeo and Juliet never met before the ball?
(a) Romeo has been at university.
(b) They are from different towns.
(c) Their families are feuding.
(d) Juliet was never allowed to leave her family's estate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Orsino marry at the end of Twelfth Night?

3. At the beginning of Comedy of Errors, what does Aegeon offer for his life?

4. At the beginning of Taming of the Shrew, Baptista declares that Bianca shall not wed until what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Pericles end up marrying Thaisa?

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

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

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

9. Why does Hamlet kill Polonius?

10. How is Angelo corrupted in Measure for Measure?

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