1. Sir Toby Belch claims that the “foolish knight” he brought to woo Olivia earns how much per year in Act I Scene III?
(a) 12,000 ducats
(b) 1,500 ducats
(c) 7,000 ducats
(d) 3,000 ducats

2. The Captain tells Viola in Act I Scene II that he last saw her brother clinging to what?
(a) A branch
(b) A suitcase
(c) A mast
(d) A ship wheel

3. Viola states in her soliloquy in Act II Scene II, “I am the man: if it be so, as 'tis, Poor lady, she were better love” what?
(a) A woman
(b) A dream
(c) A man
(d) A babe

4. By what name does the court jester refer to Olivia in Act I Scene V?
(a) Diana
(b) Madonna
(c) Beatrice
(d) Katharina

5. What is the setting of Act II Scene III?
(a) Olivia’s house
(b) The cubiculo
(c) The Elephant
(d) Olivia’s garden

Short Answer Questions

1. What character says the following lines from Act III Scene IV: “If all the devils of hell be drawn in little, and Legion himself possessed him, yet I'll speak to him”?

2. For whom is Olivia observing a period of mourning in Act I?

3. Sir Toby Belch asks Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Act II Scene III, “Does not our life consist of” what?

4. In what country has Viola arrived in Act I Scene II?

5. What is Maria’s reply when asked in Act I Scene III, “Wherefore, sweetheart? What’s your metaphor?”

(see the answer key)

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