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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the jester say he would play “to bring a Cressida to this Troilus” in Act III Scene I?
(a) Lady Juliet of Capulet
(b) Lord Hamlet of Denmark
(c) Lord Pandarus of Phrygia
(d) King Lear of Britain

2. What is the setting of Act III Scene II?
(a) The sea-coast
(b) Duke Orsino’s Palace
(c) The cubiculo
(d) Olivia’s house

3. Orsino states in Act I Scene I, “If music be the food of ___, play on…”
(a) Forgetfulness
(b) Honesty
(c) Love
(d) Faith

4. What is the true identity of Cesario in the play?
(a) Malvolio
(b) Fabian
(c) Viola
(d) Olivia

5. What term in the stage directions of the play refers to a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience?
(a) Knave
(b) Pox
(c) Mellifluous
(d) Aside

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of Act I Scene II?

2. Where does Act I Scene IV take place?

3. How many “souls and bodies” does Sir Toby Belch say Sir Andrew Aguecheek “hath divorced” when speaking with Cesario in Act III Scene IV?

4. The Captain tells Viola in Act I Scene II that he last saw her brother clinging to what?

5. What is the name of Olivia’s lady-in-waiting?

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