Comedy of Errors Quizzes

Comedy of Errors Quiz 1

1 The earliest known performance of the play was in
1614

1604

1594

1584
2 The Comedy of Errors is Shakespeare's
least famous play

best play

shortest play

longest play
3 The Comedy of Errors was written
after Shakespeare retired

at the height of Shakespeare's career

early in Shakespeare's career

two years before Shakespeare's death
4 Many consider The Comedy of Errors to be
satirical

political

tragic

farcical
5 The genre of the play is
tragedy

romance

history

comedy
6 The play makes frequent use of
slapstick comedy

fight scenes

soliloquy

sound effects
7 The title of the play has been made into a/an
idiom

aphorism

epigraph

novel
8 The play is set in the city of
Ephesus

Athens

Rome

Verona
9 The play takes place in
Ancient Britain

Ancient Rome

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Greece
10 Solinus is
a merchant

a boatswain

the Prince of Athens

the Duke of Ephesus
11 The play is written in
five acts

six acts

three acts

four acts
12 Egeon has spent his life as a/an
artist

merchant

executioner

vegabond
13 Egeon is from
Ephesus

Athens

Rome

Syracuse
14 Why is Egeon on trial?
He murdered somebody.

He is banned from Ephesus.

He does not know.

He stole a necklace.
15 Egeon's sons were
princes

twins

thieves

wizards
16 At the beginning of the play, Egeon tells the story of a
magical land

successful merchant

storm at sea

fearless warrior
17 How long ago was Egeon separated from his wife?
23 years

42 years

10 years

7 years
18 When Emilia tied the boys to the mast of the ship, she tied them according to
strength

brothers

whom she liked best

birth order
19 How long ago did Antipholus of Syracuse leave to find his brother?
4 years

9 years

10 years

7 years
20 Who accompanies Antipholus of Syracuse?
Egeon

Emilia

Dromio of Syracuse

Adriana
21 Which of these characters is not a twin?
Antipholus of Syracuse

Emilia

Dromio of Ephesus

Dromio of Syracuse
22 The city of Ephesus has declared that all visitors from Syracuse are
to be interrogated

banned

thieves

welcome
23 Solinus tells Egeon that he must raise ransom money or else he will be
enslaved

pardoned

executed

imprisoned
24 How much money does Egeon have to raise?
4,000 marks

1,000 marks

2,000 marks

3,000 marks
25 How long does Egeon have to raise the money?
until sunset

one month

three days

one week

I am like a drop of water that seeks another drop in the ocean. So I, to find a mother and a brother, in search of them, unhappy, lose myself. What is meant by lose myself

This refers to Antipholus' loss of identity.... the loss of who he is.

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The Superstition & Witchcraft theme in the comedy of errors?

At the start of the play, Antipholus of Syracuse speaks to the possibility that witchcraft is afoot in Ephesus. The first time we hear of his suspicion occurs when Antipholus meets Dromio, who insists that he return home for dinner, something...

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Compare and contrast the two Dromios

Dromio of Ephesus is the twin brother of Dromio of Syracuse. He is a faithful servant. There is little in the play to differentiate the character of Dromio of Ephesus from that of Dromio of Syracuse; however, we do know that they have different...

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Comedy of Errors

by William Shakespeare

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