Taming of the Shrew
Much Ado About Nothing
Twelfth Night
Merchant of Venice
Miscellaneous
100

This person is late to a wedding. 

Who is Petruchio?
100

The two characters that refuse to marry. 

Who are Benedick and Beatrice.

100
Cesario's true identity. 

Who is Viola?

100

What is the correct casket?

The lead casket. 

100

What are the three main themes seen throughout all the plays?

Seeming vs. being, inclination vs. duty, human nature vs. societal pressure
200

Bianca's three suitors

Who are Hortensio, Gremio, and Lucentio. 

200
Borachio tricks this person into helping him destroy Claudio and Hero's wedding?
Who is Margaret?
200

Who does Antonio confuse Viola with, and it ends in his arrest?

Sebastian. 

200

What is the loophole Portia finds at the trial?

Shylock can only get his pound of flesh if he can get it without causing Antonio to bleed or be hurt, since Shylock isn't technically an Italian citizen. 
200

What is a malapropism?

Mistakenly using a wrong word in place of a similar-sounding one, often unintentionally amusing

300
Petruccio, Hortensio, and Lucentio bet 100 crowns on what. 
That their respective wives will come immediately when called. 
300

Don Pedro creates this plan to bring Benedick and Beatrice together. 

What is having Benedick and Beatrice overhear their friends saying how each loves the other but can't tell them to their faces. (Benedick overhears Don John, Claudio, and Leonato, while Beatrice overhears Hero and Margaret)

300

Who are in the main love triangle, and who loves who?

Viola loves the Duke, the Duke loves Olivia, and Olivia loves Viola (Cesario). 

300

What does Portia say she will do since Bassanio gave the ring away?

Sleep with the man who has it (which is actually her). 

300

What is usury?

Lending money at unreasonably high interest rates. 

400

The methods that Petruchio used to torture Katherina.

Starvation, sleep deprivation (killing her with kindness)

400
Don John's fate. 
What is leaving before his brother confronts him?
400

What does the letter that Maria forge in Olivia's handwriting say?

"Olivia" professes her love for MOAI (Malvolio) and informs him to wear yellow stockings, cross his garters, be rude to servants, creepily cheerful to her, in order to show he loves her back. 
400

What is Shylock's fate?

He's forced to write in his will that once he dies all of his money and property will go to Jessica, and he has to convert to Christianity. 
400

What is covenant of works and what is covenant of grace?

Covenant of works: Religious argument you your actions can get you into heaven. 

Covenant of grace: You can't work yourself into heaven, you have to beg for forgiveness and accept God. 

500

Main metaphor that Petruccio uses to describe taming Katherina. 

What is comparing Katherina to a falcon?

500

The priest's plan to prove Hero's innocence. 

What is having Hero fake her death to make Claudio feel terrible that she died, as well as improve her public image. Some how the truth will also come out in this way. 

500

Which duo trick Viola and Sir Andrew into dueling?

Sir Toby and Fabian. 

500
Why do we think Portia wrote the letter saying some of Antonio's ships are not sunk?
She knows the contents of the letter, but the letter is sealed. 
500

What is sophistry?

Sophistry is the deliberate use of a false argument with the intent to trick someone or a false or untrue argument.

An example of sophistry is when you use a fact in an argument to make your point even though you know the point is false.

 

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