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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. Who is the first character to enter in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Angelo.
(b) Antipholus of Ephesus.
(c) Dromio of Syracuse.
(d) Antipholus of Syracuse.

2. What does Antipholus of Syracuse give to Dromio of Syracuse to take to an inn?
(a) Money.
(b) A chain.
(c) Some papers.
(d) A ring.

3. Finish the sentence: "But your reason was not substantial, why there is no time to _____."
(a) Recover.
(b) Stay.
(c) Hear.
(d) Talk.

4. What does the Duke offer Egeon at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) To let him go in exchange for his labor.
(b) To let him go for nothing.
(c) To not make him pay a ransom.
(d) To let him go into the city and borrow money for his ransom.

5. What time does Adriana complain it is at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) 5 o'clock.
(b) 2 o'clock.
(c) Noon.
(d) 1 o'clock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Act 3, Scene 1 take place?

2. Finish the sentence: "You're sad, Signior Balthazar: pray God our cheer may answer my good will and your good welcome ____."

3. Where do Antipholus of Syracuse and Dromio of Syracuse go at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

4. Where is Act 1, Scene 2 set?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Duke say to Egion just before allowing him to plead his case in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. What happens when Egion claims Antipholus of Ephesus is his son near the end of Act 5, Scene 1?

3. Why do Antipholus of Syracuse and Dromio of Syracuse decide to go home with Adriana at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What happens when Antipholus of Ephesus tries to enter his home in Act 3, Scene 1?

5. What offer does the Duke make to Egion at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

6. What happened to Egion and his family after a rock broke apart the boat they were riding home on?

7. How does Antipholus of Syracuse react towards the Courtesan in Act 4, Scene 3?

8. What is the nature of Adriana and Antipholus of Syracuse's conversation in Act 2, Scene 1?

9. How does Adriana react when Dromio of Syracuse asks for bail money?

10. Why is Antipholus of Ephesus arrested in Act 4, Scene 1?

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