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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through All's Well That Ends Well and The Taming of the Shrew.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Merchant of Venice, why can Antonio not pay his bond to Shylock?
(a) His ships sink.
(b) His crops whither.
(c) His father recovers his health.
(d) His lands are seized by the state.

2. Whom does Celia fall in love with in As You Like It?
(a) Orlando.
(b) The duke.
(c) Adam.
(d) Oliver.

3. In whose clothes is Margaret dressed as part of the devious plot in Much Ado About Nothing?
(a) Beatrice's.
(b) Don Pedro's.
(c) Benedick's.
(d) Hero's.

4. Why does Bassanio need money at the beginning of Merchant of Venice?
(a) He needs to pay off gambling debts.
(b) He wants to start a shipping business.
(c) He wants to marry a wealthy heiress.
(d) He wants to buy land in the country.

5. What false name does Rosalind choose for her flight into Arden?
(a) Creon.
(b) Ganymede.
(c) Orestes.
(d) Artemis.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Winter's Tale, what does Leontes want his counselors to ask the oracle at Delphos?

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

3. How does Antonio expect to be able to pay Shylock at the beginning of Merchant of Venice?

4. Who does Bertrand marry at the end of All's Well That Ends Well?

5. Why do Belarius, Polydore and Cadwal leave Imogen in the woods?

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