Author: Mauvin Sequeira

1. Who is the protagonist of The Taming of the Shrew? (a) Bianca (b) Baptista (c) Petruchio (d) Lucentio 2. What is the primary conflict in the play? (a) A battle between good and evil (b) The taming of a shrewish woman (c) A love triangle (d) A political struggle 3. Who is the father of Bianca and Katherine? (a) Petruchio (b) Lucentio (c) Baptista (d) Hortensio

1. What is the central plot device of The Comedy of Errors that leads to the comedic misunderstandings? (a) A shipwreck (b) A mistaken identity (c) A love triangle (d) A magical spell 2. In what city is the play primarily set? (a) Rome (b) Athens (c) Ephesus (d) Syracuse 3. Who are the two sets of identical twins at the heart of the play? (a) Antipholus of Ephesus and Antipholus of Syracuse (b) Dromio of Ephesus and Dromio of Syracuse (c) Egeon and Aegeon (d) Adriana and Luciana

1. Who is the main protagonist of Titus Andronicus? (a) Saturninus (b) Tamora (c) Titus Andronicus (d) Lucius 2. What is the primary theme of the play? (a) Love and loss (b) Revenge and retribution (c) Political intrigue (d) The power of friendship 3. How does Titus Andronicus lose his sons? (a) In a battle against the Goths (b) As a sacrifice to Tamora's gods (c) In a personal vendetta against Titus (d) By drowning in a river

1. What is Richard III's relationship to the King at the beginning of the play? (a) He is the King's brother (b) He is the King's son (c) He is the King's uncle (d) He is the King's cousin 2. Who does Richard III marry in the play? (a) Lady Anne (b) Lady Margaret (c) Elizabeth of York (d) Queen Elizabeth 3. What is the name of the young princes that Richard III orders to be killed? (a) Edward and Richard (b) Henry and Thomas (c) John and William (d) George and Arthur

1. What is the symbol of the House of York? (a) The red rose (b) The white rose (c) The blue fleur-de-lis (d) The golden lion 2. Who is the Queen of England at the beginning of Part 3? (a) Margaret of Anjou (b) Eleanor of Provence (c) Isabella of France (d) Katherine of Valois 3. What is the main conflict in Henry VI, Part 3? (a) A struggle for power between the Houses of Lancaster and York (b) A war with France (c) A rebellion against King Henry VI (d) A plague outbreak

1. Who is the king at the beginning of Henry VI, Part 2? (a) Henry V (b) Henry VI (c) Edward IV (d) Richard III 2. What is the central conflict of the play? (a) The struggle for the English throne (b) The war between England and France (c) The conflict between good and evil (d) The personal struggles of King Henry VI 3. Who is the ambitious Yorkist leader seeking to claim the throne? (a) Richard Plantagenet (b) Edward Plantagenet (c) George Plantagenet (d) Edmund Plantagenet

1. Who is the young king at the beginning of Henry VI, Part 1? (a) Richard Plantagenet (b) Henry V (c) Henry VI (d) Edward IV 2. Who is the French princess betrothed to Henry VI? (a) Margaret of Anjou (b) Eleanor of Provence (c) Catherine of Valois (d) Isabella of France 3. What is the significance of Talbot's death? (a) It marks the beginning of the English decline in France. (b) It strengthens the position of the Duke of York. (c) It leads to a truce between England and France. (d) It causes a rift between the King and ... Read more

1. Matsuo Basho was a renowned poet from which country? (a) China (b) Japan (c) Korea (d) India 2. What is the primary form of poetry that Matsuo Basho is associated with? (a) Sonnet (b) Ode (c) Haiku (d) Epic 3. Matsuo Basho lived during which period in Japanese history? (a) Heian Period (b) Kamakura Period (c) Muromachi Period (d) Edo Period

1. What was Lawrence Ferlinghetti's primary profession? (a) Actor (b) Poet (c) Painter (d) Musician 2. In what city was Ferlinghetti born? (a) New York City (b) San Francisco (c) Chicago (d) Boston 3. Ferlinghetti was a co-founder of which famous bookstore? (a) The Strand (b) City Lights Bookstore (c) Powell's Books (d) Barnes & Noble

1. What is the nationality of Nazim Hikmet? (a) Turkish (b) Iranian (c) Egyptian (d) Syrian 2. In what year was Nazim Hikmet born? (a) 1888 (b) 1902 (c) 1915 (d) 1923 3. What was Nazim Hikmet's primary profession besides being a poet? (a) Actor (b) Journalist (c) Diplomat (d) Politician