The Merry Wives of Windsor - Exam
  • 1. In which year was 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' first published?
A) 1602
B) 1623
C) 1597
D) 1619
  • 2. Who is believed to have requested Shakespeare to write 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'?
A) Queen Elizabeth I
B) William Jaggard
C) Sir John Falstaff
D) King Henry IV
  • 3. What is the setting of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' nominally based on?
A) Early 15th century during the reign of Henry IV or early in the reign of Henry V
B) 19th century Victorian England
C) Modern-day Windsor
D) Elizabethan era, c. 1600
  • 4. Which character is central to both 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' and the Henry IV plays?
A) Dr. Caius
B) Mistress Ford
C) Sir John Falstaff
D) Master Fenton
  • 5. What is the primary reason Mistress Page and Mistress Ford decide to court Sir John Falstaff?
A) At the request of Queen Elizabeth I
B) To help him financially
C) For their own amusement and to gain revenge on him
D) Because they are genuinely in love with him
  • 6. Who does Mistress Page want her daughter Anne to marry?
A) Master Fenton
B) Doctor Caius
C) Master Slender
D) Sir John Falstaff
  • 7. What disguise does Mistress Ford use for Sir John Falstaff during one of the tricks played on him?
A) A laundry basket full of clothes
B) Herne, the Hunter
C) Mistress Ford's maid's obese aunt, known as 'the fat woman of Brentford'
D) A fairy
  • 8. Who does Anne Page secretly love in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'?
A) Sir John Falstaff
B) Master Slender
C) Master Fenton
D) Dr. Caius
  • 9. What does Mistress Page and Mistress Ford plan for Sir John Falstaff at the end of the play?
A) To send him away from Windsor
B) To trick him into dressing as 'Herne, the Hunter' and humiliate him in front of the town
C) To marry him to one of their daughters
D) To help him financially
  • 10. Who is mistakenly married by Dr. Caius?
A) A young boy instead of Anne Page
B) Master Fenton
C) Master Slender
D) Sir John Falstaff
  • 11. What does the epilogue to 'Henry IV, Part 2' promise regarding Sir John?
A) To continue the story with Sir John in it
B) To make him a king
C) To show him as a hero
D) To end his adventures forever
  • 12. Which character's real identity is revealed to Falstaff during the final trick?
A) Mistress Ford and Mistress Page
B) Master Fenton and Anne Page
C) Dr. Caius and Sir Hugh Evans
D) The 'fairies' are actually local children dressed up
  • 13. What does Falstaff do after being humiliated by the townspeople?
A) He vows revenge on Mistress Ford and Mistress Page
B) He denies everything that happened
C) He accepts his punishment with good humor
D) He leaves Windsor in anger
  • 14. What is one of the key themes explored in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'?
A) War and peace
B) Science and technology
C) Magic and fantasy
D) Jealousy and revenge
  • 15. How does Shakespeare use accents in the play for comedic effect?
A) Through exaggerated French and Welsh dialects spoken by Dr. Caius and Sir Hugh Evans
B) By using modern slang
C) By making all characters speak in rhymes
D) By having characters speak in Latin
  • 16. What is the significance of the Order of the Garter in relation to the play?
A) It is a central plot point
B) It suggests a possible connection to a performance for the Order's festival
C) It is unrelated to the play
D) It was created by Shakespeare specifically for this play
  • 17. What did Queen Elizabeth I reportedly say about Falstaff?
A) She wanted to see him in love
B) She disliked his character
C) She wanted him to be the hero of a new play
D) She thought he was too old for comedy
  • 18. What is one reason critics find Falstaff's portrayal in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' disappointing?
A) He becomes the hero of the play
B) He lacks his former wit and charm
C) He gains more depth and complexity
D) He is portrayed as a noble knight
  • 19. What role does social class play in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'?
A) It shows that all classes are equal
B) It is not a significant theme
C) It focuses only on the upper class
D) It highlights class prejudices through characters like Falstaff and Dr. Caius
  • 20. What was unique about the 2021 adaptation of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' by Jocelyn Bioh?
A) It was set among West African immigrants in present-day Harlem
B) It focused only on the historical aspects of Windsor
C) It was performed entirely in Latin
D) It removed all comedic elements
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