All's Well That Ends Well By William Shakespeare Study Help Quiz

1:  Helena's father was a famous

a. actor.

b. shipmaker.

c. physician.

d. barrister.


2:  Bertram refuses to marry Helena because he

a. is in love with Diana.

b. wants to defy his mother.

c. prefers the freedom of bachelorhood.

d. is a social snob (Helena is from a lower class).


3:  Which of the following descriptions does not fit Parolles?

a. Good-for-nothing spendthrift

b. Brave and loyal soldier

c. Cowardly liar

d. Poor companion for Bertram'


4:  Why does everyone think that Helena has died?

a. They hear a rumor — begun by Helena herself.

b. Parolles brags that he did a favor for Bertram by murdering her.

c. Diana tells everyone that Helena threw herself off a cliff.

d. Bertram finds Helena's body, but the drug she took only makes her look dead.


5:  True or false? Lafeu wants Bertram to marry his own daughter Juliet.

a. True

b. False


6:  True or false? Bertram never does see Parolles's true character.

a. True

b. False


7:  True or false? The Countess approves of Helena as a daughter-in-law even though Helena is a commoner.

a. True

b. False


8:  True or false? Helena disguises herself as a countess when she travels to Florence.

a. True

b. False


9:  Who said the following: "I dare not say I take you, but I give / Me and my service, ever whilst I live, / Into your guiding power. This is the man."

a. Diana

b. Mariana

c. Helena

d. The Countess


10:  Who said the following: "Mine honour's such a ring; / My chastity's the jewel of our house, . . . "

a. Helena

b. Juliet

c. Mariana

d. Diana


11:  Who said the following: "Oh, let me live! / And all the secrets of our camp I'll show, / Their force, their purposes; nay, I'll speak that / Which you will wonder at."

a. Bertram

b. Parolles

c. Lafeu

d. Benedict Arnold


12:  Who said the following: "If she, my liege, can make me know this clearly / I'll love her dearly, ever, ever dearly."

a. Bertram

b. Lafeu

c. Parolles

d. The Duke of Florence




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