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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Captain tells Viola that he was born how many hoursof travel from the place they stand in Act I Scene II?
(a) 8
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 6

2. What is the setting for Act I Scene V?
(a) Olivia’s garden
(b) Olivia’s house
(c) Elysium
(d) The sea-coast

3. What is the name of Olivia’s steward in the play?
(a) Malvolio
(b) Titus
(c) Fabian
(d) Feste

4. The Captain tells Viola in Act I Scene II, “When my tongue blabs, then let mine eyes” what?
(a) Fall out
(b) Find beauty
(c) Not see
(d) See thine

5. For whom is Olivia observing a period of mourning in Act I?
(a) Her sister
(b) Her mother
(c) Her husband
(d) Her brother

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Captain in Act I Scene II Olivia is the daughter of a count that died how recently?

2. Olivia’s lips are compared to those of whom from Roman mythology in Act I Scene IV?

3. What is the court jester’s response when Olivia asks him in Act I Scene V, “What’s a drunken man like, fool?”

4. How is Sir Toby Belch related to Olivia in the play?

5. What is the name of Olivia’s court jester?

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