SparkNotes: The Comedy of Errors: Review Questions

The Comedy of Errors is set in the city of:

(A) Epidaurus

(B) Syracuse

(C) Ephesus

(D) Corinth

Egeon will be executed because

(A) He is a citizen of Corinth.

(B) He is a citizen of Syracuse.

(C) He has stolen a gold bracelet from the Duke.

(D) He is a Christian.

In order to avoid execution, Egeon must:

(A) Find his missing sons

(B) Find someone willing to pay a ransom of a thousand marks

(C) Save the Duke's life

(D) Recover a missing gold chain

Egeon lost his family in:

(A) A flood

(B) A war between Syracuse and Ephesus

(C) A plague

(D) A shipwreck

According to Antipholus of Syracuse, Ephesus is famous for:

(A) Its strict laws

(B) Its stingy merchants

(C) Its witches and sorcerers

(D) Its beautiful architecture

In Ephesus, Antipholus of Syracuse is mistaken for:

(A) His twin brother

(B) The Duke

(C) His father

(D) His slave, Dromio

Adriana suspects her husband, Antipholus of Ephesus, of:

(A) Having lost all his money through poor business dealings

(B) Being unfaithful to her

(C) Concealing the existence of his brother

(D) Having his slave, Dromio, spy on her

Luciana accuses her sister of ruining her marriage by being too:

(A) Jealous

(B) Docile

(C) Unfaithful

(D) Generous

After dining at his brother's home, Antipholus of Syracuse declares his love for:

(A) Adriana

(B) The Courtesan

(C) The maid, Luce

(D) Luciana

Antipholus of Ephesus is locked out of his own home because:

(A) His wife believes he is already inside.

(B) The Duke ordered him kept out.

(C) His wife believes him to be unfaithful.

(D) Dromio of Syracuse falls asleep and does not hear the knock.

After having been locked out, Antipholus of Ephesus dines at the home of:

(A) Angelo the Goldsmith

(B) Balthasar the Merchant

(C) The Duke

(D) The Courtesan

Angelo has promised to make Antipholus of Ephesus:

(A) A ring

(B) A gold chain

(C) A bracelet

(D) A suit of armor

Antipholus of Ephesus originally intended to give the above item to:

(A) Adriana

(B) Luciana

(C) The Duke

(D) The Courtesan

In fact, the object ends up in the possession of:

(A) The Courtesan

(B) Antipholus of Syracuse

(C) Balthasar

(D) Dromio of Syracuse

Dromio of Ephesus is married to:

(A) Nobody

(B) Luciana

(C) Luce (Nell)

(D) The Courtesan

In order to free himself from a debt officer, Antipholus of Syracuse sends Dromio to get money from:

(A) The Duke

(B) Angelo

(C) Adriana

(D) The Courtesan

The Courtesan lends Antipholus of Ephesus a:

(A) Gold chain

(B) Key to her house

(C) Ring

(D) Thousand marks

Adriana summons Doctor Pinch to:

(A) Cure her husband's madness

(B) Exorcise an evil spirit from her sister

(C) Cure Dromio's illness

(D) Poison the Courtesan

Seeking safety, Antipholus and Dromio of Syracuse flee into:

(A) The Duke's castle

(B) The Abbey

(C) Adriana's house

(D) Angelo's house

Meanwhile, Antipholus of Ephesus has been imprisoned by:

(A) Doctor Pinch

(B) Angelo

(C) The Duke

(D) Egeon

Seeking to have Antipholus of Syracuse removed from the abbey, Adriana appeals to:

(A) The debt officer

(B) The Duke

(C) Egeon

(D) Angelo

The crisis is resolved by the appearance of:

(A) Angelo, with the gold chain

(B) Dromio, with a thousand marks

(C) The Abbess, with a letter from Syracuse explaining everything

(D) The Abbess, with Antipholus and Dromio of Syracuse

The Abbess is really:

(A) Egeon's long-lost sister

(B) The twins' long-lost sister

(C) Egeon's wife and the twins' long-lost mother

(D) Egeon's wife, now married to the Duke

After all is revealed, the Duke:

(A) Frees Egeon without payment

(B) Frees Egeon after his sons' ransom their father

(C) Abdicates and gives his throne to Egeon

(D) Orders Egeon executed anyway

Everyone goes to celebrate in:

(A) The Duke's castle

(B) Antipholus of Ephesus' home

(C) The Porpentine

(D) The Abbey