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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 Portia disguise herself as at the end of Merchant of Venice?
(a) A knight.
(b) An accountant.
(c) A queen.
(d) A lawyer.

2. When does Sycorax die in The Tempest?
(a) Before Prospero and Mirand arrive at the island.
(b) The moment Prospero and Mirand arrive at the island.
(c) Days after Prospero and Mirand arrive at the island.
(d) She didn't die.

3. With whom is Hermia in love at the beginning of A Midsummer Night's Dream?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Demetrius.
(c) Lysander.
(d) Egeus.

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

5. What is the root of Oberon and Titania's feud in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
(a) Oberon refuses to allow the sun rise.
(b) Titania refuses to let the rain fall.
(c) Both want a changeling boy.
(d) Titania suspects Oberon of infidelity.

Short Answer Questions

1. In As You Like It, what is Orlando doing the first time Rosalind sees him?

2. Who marries Cordelia at the beginning of King Lear?

3. In The Winter's Tale, what is Florizel when he first sees Perdita?

4. What does Prospero do to Antonio when the two meet at the end of The Tempest?

5. Which character concocts a devious plot to break up a marriage in Much Ado Ado Nothing?

Short Essay Questions

1. In The Winter's Tale, how does Paulita convince the king of Bohemia to let her marry his son?

2. How are Hero and Claudio reunited at the end of Much Ado About Nothing?

3. At the end of As You Like It, what happy news arrives concerning the banished duke?

4. How does Proteus betray his friend Valentine in Two Gentlemen of Verona?

5. What is the rift in the spirit room at the beginning of A Midsummer Night's Dream?

6. How is Paulita saved from death at a young age in The Winter's Tale?

7. How does Valentine becomes the leader of bandits in Two Gentlemen of Verona?

8. Why does Belarius think Imogen is dead in Cymbeline?

9. How does Prospero find Ariel in The Tempest?

10. In The Tempest, how does Prospero bring his enemies to the island?

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