Comedy of Errors Quizzes

Comedy of Errors Quiz 1

By J. N. Smith · Last reviewed January 01, 2000

1 The earliest known performance of the play was in

1604

1584

1594

1614
2 The Comedy of Errors is Shakespeare's

longest play

least famous play

shortest play

best play
3 The Comedy of Errors was written

after Shakespeare retired

two years before Shakespeare's death

early in Shakespeare's career

at the height of Shakespeare's career
4 Many consider The Comedy of Errors to be

satirical

political

tragic

farcical
5 The genre of the play is

comedy

tragedy

romance

history
6 The play makes frequent use of

soliloquy

slapstick comedy

fight scenes

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

aphorism

novel

epigraph

idiom
8 The play is set in the city of

Rome

Verona

Athens

Ephesus
9 The play takes place in

Ancient Greece

Ancient Rome

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Britain
10 Solinus is

the Duke of Ephesus

a boatswain

a merchant

the Prince of Athens
11 The play is written in

three acts

four acts

six acts

five acts
12 Egeon has spent his life as a/an

executioner

vegabond

merchant

artist
13 Egeon is from

Rome

Ephesus

Syracuse

Athens
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

fearless warrior

storm at sea
17 How long ago was Egeon separated from his wife?

23 years

10 years

42 years

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

whom she liked best

birth order

strength

brothers
19 How long ago did Antipholus of Syracuse leave to find his brother?

4 years

9 years

7 years

10 years
20 Who accompanies Antipholus of Syracuse?

Emilia

Adriana

Egeon

Dromio of Syracuse
21 Which of these characters is not a twin?

Dromio of Syracuse

Dromio of Ephesus

Antipholus of Syracuse

Emilia
22 The city of Ephesus has declared that all visitors from Syracuse are

banned

welcome

thieves

to be interrogated
23 Solinus tells Egeon that he must raise ransom money or else he will be

enslaved

executed

pardoned

imprisoned
24 How much money does Egeon have to raise?

2,000 marks

3,000 marks

4,000 marks

1,000 marks
25 How long does Egeon have to raise the money?

until sunset

one month

three days

one week

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