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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Timon of Athens, the titular character invites his friends to a what?
(a) War.
(b) Execution.
(c) Wedding.
(d) Feast.

2. Which of the following characters is not related to the rest?
(a) Gertrude.
(b) Polonius.
(c) Laertes.
(d) Ophelia.

3. What good do Romeo and Juliet's deaths bring at the end of the story?
(a) Benvolio marries a Capulet.
(b) The prince declares war at an end.
(c) Tybalt is released from jail.
(d) The families are reconciled.

4. What rank has Cassio recently attained at the beginning of Othello?
(a) General.
(b) Ensign.
(c) Captain.
(d) Lieutenant.

5. What is in the dishes Timon serves his friends?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Rotten meat.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Stones.

6. How does Romeo kill himself?
(a) He drinks poison.
(b) He leaps from a cliff.
(c) He hangs himself.
(d) He stabs himself in the heart.

7. What self-destructive habit does Timon of Athens have at the beginning of his story?
(a) Sleeping late.
(b) Womanizing.
(c) Drinking to excess.
(d) Wasting money.

8. What relation is Claudius to Hamlet?
(a) No relation.
(b) Brother.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Father.

9. In Taming of the Shrew, why does Petruchio say Katharine should not eat on their wedding night?
(a) She is putting on too much weight.
(b) The food is not good enough for her.
(c) It is Petruchio's family tradition to starve the bride.
(d) The food much be poisonned.

10. What does the fisherman in Comedy of Errors do with Antipholus and Dromio when they arrive in Ephesus?
(a) He adopts them.
(b) He abandons them at a church.
(c) He sells them.
(d) He puts them to work on his crew.

11. How long does Aegeon search for his wife and other son before coming to Ephesus?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 30 days.

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

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

14. Why are Romeo and Juliet separated after the street duel with Tybalt?
(a) Juliet is digusted with him.
(b) Romeo is injured.
(c) Tybalt vows to keep him form her.
(d) Romeo is banished.

15. What god's temple does Thaisa go to in Ephesus to be a priestess?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Athena.
(c) Diana.
(d) Harmonia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Katharine do when Petruchio does not show for their wedding in Taming of the Shrew?

2. What happens to Timon when he asks his friends for money?

3. Why does Olivia confuse Sebastian and Viola in Twelfth Night?

4. What does Angelo threaten the disguised Duke with at the end of Measure for Measure?

5. Where does the Duke claim he is going at the beginning of Measure for Measure?

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