Blogs
Flashcards
- Flashcards
Quizzes
- SparkNotes Quick Quizzes
- SparkLife Quizzes

SparkNotes

Home
SparkNotes
- Sparknotes Main
- Biology
- Ask Miss Marm Blog
- Biography
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Drama
- Economics
- Film
- Health
- History
- Literature
- Math
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Poetry
- Shakespeare
No Fear Shakespeare
College
Test Prep
SparkLife
- SparkLife Main
- Ask Miss Marm Blog
- The SparkLife Blog
- Life
- Books
- School
- Digital
- Music
- Advice
- Guides
- SparkTests
- Quizzes
- Polls

Home > SparkNotes > Shakespeare Study Guides > The Merry Wives of Windsor >

contents

Context
Summary
Characters
Summary & Analysis
Study Questions
Review Quiz
Further Reading
How to Cite This SparkNote

sparknotes

The Merry Wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare

Get this SparkNote to go!

< Previous Section
Study Questions

Next Section >
Further Reading

Review Quiz

Scroll through the page to review your answers. The correct answer is highlighted in green. Your incorrect answers (if any) are highlighted in red. If you'd like to take the test over again, click the reset button at the end of the test.

With whom do Evans and Shallow think Slender should be paired?

(A) Mistress Quickly

(B) Mistress Page

(C) Anne Page

(D) Mistress Ford

Does Anne Page like him? Why or why not?

(A) No, because he's a tongue-tied idiot

(B) No, because he's poor

(C) Yes, because he's rich

(D) Yes, because he's so clever

What is Falstaff's plan?

(A) To dress as a woman and rob the Host

(B) To pretend to be a German lord

(C) To seduce Mistress Page and Mistress Ford

(D) To take over Caius's job

Do Pistol and Nim go along with it?

(A) Yes, but only if they can get Mistress Quickly

(B) Yes, but they want to finish their beer first

(C) No, they think the ladies of Windsor are ugly

(D) No, they want to be honorable

Who claims to be in love with Anne Page?

(A) Fenton

(B) Caius

(C) Slender

(D) All of the above

Why is Caius mad at Evans, and what does he do?

(A) He believes Evans has hired Mistress Quickly; he refuses to let her go.

(B) He thinks Evans has encouraged Slender to woo Anne Page; he challenges him to a duel.

(C) He has heard Evans has wooed Anne Page; he decides to kill himself.

(D) He thinks Evans made fun of his accent; he plans to denounce him.

When Mistress Page and Mistress Ford get Falstaff's letter, what do they think?

(A) That fat old knight has a lot of gall!

(B) We should lead him on and ruin him.

(C) Let's not tell our husbands yet.

(D) All of the above

How do Page and Ford find out Falstaff's plans?

(A) They have sixth sense.

(B) Falstaff asks their permission.

(C) Pistol and Nim tell them.

(D) They overhear Falstaff at the bar.

Ford's response to Falstaff's plan:

(A) He is extremely jealous.

(B) He disguises himself as Brooke and meets Falstaff.

(C) He thinks Page is a fool for not being jealous.

(D) All of the above

What is Page's response?

(A) He trusts his wife; he thinks she won't go for Falstaff.

(B) He trusts his wife, but he has to beat up Falstaff anyway.

(C) He distrusts his wife, but he's too depressed to stop her.

(D) He trusts his wife, but he wants to watch Falstaff crash and burn.

What does a disguised Ford ask Falstaff to do?

(A) Seduce Mistress Ford

(B) Marry his daughter

(C) Leave town

(D) Make fun of Evans and Caius

What happens to Evans and Caius's duel?

(A) They don't find each other in time.

(B) The Englishmen disarm them when they do.

(C) They think the Host has tricked them.

(D) All of the above

Who does Mistress Page favor as a husband for Anne Page?

(A) Shallow

(B) Slender

(C) Fenton

(D) Caius

Who does Page favor?

(A) Slender

(B) Evans

(C) Falstaff

(D) Simple

How does Falstaff sneak out of the house the first time he visits Mistress Ford?

(A) He climbs out the chimney.

(B) He is carried out in a laundry basket.

(C) He wears women's clothes.

(D) He goes out the servants' entrance.

Why has Page turned down Fenton's suit of marriage to Anne Page?

(A) He's too pretty.

(B) He's too young.

(C) He's not really a man.

(D) He's high-born but poor.

Mistress Page and Mistress Ford can't decide whether they more enjoy fooling Falstaff or:

(A) Fooling Ford

(B) Fooling Evans

(C) Cooking dinner

(D) Tricking Mistress Quickly

How does Falstaff sneak out of Mistress Ford's house the second time?

(A) In the laundry basket

(B) In the cover of night

(C) In the pouring rain

(D) In disguise as the servant's fat aunt

What happens to him when he does this?

(A) Ford beats him because he hates the fat lady.

(B) Page wants to hire him as an actress.

(C) Evans hits on him.

(D) The Host hires him for a burlesque show.

What happens when the wives reveal their scheme to their husbands?

(A) Ford says he won't be jealous anymore.

(B) They decide to humiliate Falstaff one more time.

(C) They want to embarrass Falstaff in public.

(D) All of the above

What is their plan?

(A) To meet Falstaff at Herne's oak

(B) To dress children up as monsters

(C) To scare him

(D) All of the above

What else do Page and Mistress Page want to happen?

(A) He wants Slender to elope with Anne Page; she wants Caius to elope.

(B) He wants Evans to be excommunicated.

(C) He wants his son to learn Latin.

(D) He wants the Host to be humiliated.

What is Falstaff's response to their plot?

(A) He sees through it immediately.

(B) He's terrified.

(C) He stands his ground against the "demons."

(D) He flees, never to return.

Who marries Anne Page?

(A) Slender

(B) Evans

(C) Caius

(D) Fenton

Where does everyone, including Falstaff, go at the end?

(A) To a wedding feast

(B) To school

(C) To jail

(D) To London

< Previous Section
Study Questions

Next Section >
Further Reading

Become a fan on Facebook

Follow us on Twitter

Help | Feedback

More Help

Ask Miss Marm

Help with grammar, writing, and your papers

The Merry Wives of Windsor Message Board

Ask a question or post an answer.

Download the SparkNote

In PDF and ebook format on BN.com

take a study break

Get on the Dan wagon!

Whether you love or hate Twilight, you’ll ALOL at this.

It Might Not Be Good, But I Love It! Guilty Pleasure Bands

November 6, 2009
When someone uses Britney Spears as a punch line, do...

Essay vs. Multiple Choice: Battle of the Exams

November 6, 2009
By this point in the semester, your tests are probably...

The Book

Cover image

Order the original on BN.com

Decided you need to buy the book after all?

ask Miss Marm
test prep tutor
the college advisor

Hawthorne Is a Feminist. Wait,...4
Ice Cream Is an Allegory...6
Digging for a Thesis1
It's a No-Purple Kind of...8
Thesis: Antigone Is a Brat6

READ all ASK MISS MARM

Sacked Chapter Six
Should I Re-take the SAT...
Who or Whom Cares About...
Don't Suffer in Solitude: Start...
Can I Attend My Dream...

READ all test prep tutor

Is MIT Out of My...
A is for Anxious
Staying Sane During Application Season
Forget Halloween and Apply for...
Go to School Without Leaving...

READ all the college advisor

Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | About | Sitemap
Fiction Books | Textbooks | Classic Books | Used Books | Teen Books | nook | eReader
©2009 SparkNotes LLC, All Rights Reserved