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All's Well That Ends Well - Quiz
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  • 1. When was 'All's Well That Ends Well' published in the First Folio?
A) 1608
B) 1616
C) 1623
D) 1598
  • 2. What is Helena's relationship to the French-Spanish countess at the beginning of 'All's Well That Ends Well'?
A) She is her servant.
B) She is her daughter.
C) She is her sister.
D) She is her ward.
  • 3. Who does Helena follow to Paris, and for what purpose?
A) Helena follows the countess to care for her.
B) Helena follows Bertram to offer her healing services to the King of France.
C) Helena follows Parolles to join his army.
D) Helena follows Bertram to become a lady-in-waiting.
  • 4. What does Helena guarantee with her life if she fails to cure the King?
A) She will be put to death.
B) She must leave France forever.
C) She will lose all her possessions.
D) She will become a servant.
  • 5. Why does Bertram initially reject Helena's marriage proposal?
A) Because he loves someone else.
B) Owing to her poverty and low status.
C) Because she has no dowry.
D) Because she is not beautiful enough.
  • 6. What challenge does Bertram set for Helena in order to agree to marry her?
A) She must prove her noble lineage.
B) She must carry his child and get his family ring from him.
C) She must leave France within a week.
D) She must win a duel against him.
  • 7. How does Helena manage to consummate the marriage with Bertram without his knowledge?
A) By using magic.
B) By seducing him at a royal ball.
C) By pretending to be pregnant.
D) By arranging for Diana to take her place in bed with Bertram and swapping rings.
  • 8. What does Helena fake to trick Bertram into thinking she is no longer pursuing him?
A) A journey to the New World.
B) A marriage to another man.
C) Her own death.
D) An illness that leaves her bedridden.
  • 9. What role does Parolles play in Bertram's life?
A) He is the King of France.
B) He is Helena's father.
C) He is a disloyal friend.
D) He is Bertram's brother.
  • 10. How do the two Lords trick Parolles into betraying his friends?
A) They threaten to kill him if he doesn't comply.
B) They convince him to flee the country.
C) They bribe him with gold.
D) They pose as enemy soldiers, kidnap him, blindfold him, and get him to surrender a letter warning Diana about Bertram.
  • 11. What is one reason critics find the ending of 'All's Well That Ends Well' problematic?
A) The lack of a final battle scene.
B) Bertram's sudden conversion from hatred to love.
C) Helena's decision to leave Bertram.
D) The unresolved subplot with Parolles.
  • 12. What is one interpretation of Bertram's promise to Helena?
A) He is testing her loyalty.
B) He plans to leave the country and forget about her.
C) He only agrees to marry her if she fulfills his challenge, without any change of heart.
D) He loves her from the beginning but pretends otherwise.
  • 13. What character has been admired for being a beautiful old woman's part?
A) Parolles.
B) The Countess of Roussillon.
C) Diana.
D) Helena.
  • 14. Who directed the 2018 interpretation at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse that had Bertram make good his vow?
A) George Bernard Shaw.
B) Trevor Nunn.
C) Henry Woodward.
D) Caroline Byrne.
  • 15. What is the term coined by Frederick S. Boas to describe plays like 'All's Well That Ends Well'?
A) Problem play.
B) Romantic comedy.
C) Historical drama.
D) Tragicomedy.
  • 16. What is one reason for the play's lack of popularity during Shakespeare's time?
A) It was too long to perform.
B) It had no music or dance.
C) It was written in a foreign language.
D) Its unorthodox mixture of fairy tale logic, gender role reversals, and cynical realism.
  • 17. What is one speculative explanation for Bertram's sudden conversion at the end of the play?
A) Helena uses magic to change his mind.
B) The King forces Bertram to accept Helena.
C) Bertram falls ill and loses his memory.
D) It is meant to be sudden and magical, fitting with the theme of a clever wench winning an unwilling husband.
  • 18. What is one modern interpretation of Bertram's character?
A) He is a villain who never changes.
B) He is a callow youth learning valuable lessons about values.
C) He is a hero from the beginning.
D) He is a tragic figure doomed to fail.
  • 19. Who played Helena in the BBC Television Shakespeare production?
A) Ellen Terry.
B) Celia Johnson.
C) Judi Dench.
D) Peggy Ashcroft.
  • 20. What is one reason for the play's 'unlucky' reputation?
A) It was performed only once.
B) Audiences found it too difficult to understand.
C) The play was banned by the government.
D) Illnesses befalling actors during performances in 1741.
  • 21. Who popularised the part of Parolles during David Garrick's era?
A) Peg Woffington.
B) George Bernard Shaw.
C) Henry Woodward.
D) William Milward.
  • 22. How did Ellen Terry describe Helena's character?
A) She believed Helena was too aggressive.
B) She praised her as noble and virtuous.
C) She accused her of being both despicable and a doormat, while also hunting men down in an undignified way.
D) She thought she was too passive.
  • 23. What is one reason Victorian audiences objected to the play?
A) They disliked the musical score.
B) They thought it was too long.
C) They found the language difficult.
D) They found Helena's character predatory, immodest, and revolting.
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