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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Egeon tell the Duke he is from?
(a) Asia.
(b) Syracuse.
(c) Epidamnum.
(d) Greece.

2. When does Egeon have to pay his ransom by to avoid execution?
(a) In a week.
(b) In two days.
(c) By sunset.
(d) One month.

3. Where does Antipholus of Syracuse decide to go at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) The Tiger.
(b) The Centaur.
(c) Antipholus of Ephesus' house.
(d) The Porpentine.

4. What does Antipholus of Syracuse do to Dromio of Ephesus after he begins talking about Antipholus' wife in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Beats him.
(b) Yells at him.
(c) Laughs at him.
(d) Makes fun of him.

5. What caused Egeon and his family to abandon the ship carrying them home according to his story in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Bad weather.
(b) The crew had become sick.
(c) An attack.
(d) They were made to abandon ship by the crew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish the sentence: "We being strangers here, how darest thou trust so great a charge from thine own ______."

2. What does Dromio of Ephesus claim his master is late for when he approaches Antipholus of Syracuse in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What is the name of the inn Antipholus of Syracuse is staying at in Ephesus?

4. What is the name of the Duke introduced in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. What caused Egeon and his family to become separated according to his story in Act 1, Scene 1?

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