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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Feste call Malvolio “by the most modest terms” in Act IV Scene II?
(a) Thou dishonest Satan
(b) Thou mockery of knaves
(c) Thou disobedient cull
(d) Thou honorable saint

2. Feste remarks that an old hermit said to a niece of whom, “What that is is” in Act IV Scene II?
(a) King Gorboduc
(b) Sir Toby Belch
(c) Phoenix
(d) Titus

3. What does Olivia say hides her heart in Act III Scene I?
(a) An elm tree
(b) A cypress
(c) A tiger
(d) A weeping willow

4. What kind of instrument is the jester carrying when he enters with Viola in Act III Scene I?
(a) A lute
(b) A tabour
(c) A trombone
(d) A trumpet

5. Malvolio begs Feste to help him to find what in Act IV Scene II?
(a) My mother’s letters
(b) Olivia and Viola
(c) The king’s crown
(d) Some light and some paper

6. Referring to the jester, Viola speaks in soliloquy in Act III Scene I, stating, “This fellow is wise enough to play the fool; And to do that well craves a kind of” what?
(a) Wit
(b) Honesty
(c) Disguise
(d) Deception

7. How many “souls and bodies” does Sir Toby Belch say Sir Andrew Aguecheek “hath divorced” when speaking with Cesario in Act III Scene IV?
(a) 1
(b) 0
(c) 3
(d) 5

8. Sir Toby Belch and Fabian convince Sir Andrew Aguecheek to do what in Act III Scene II?
(a) Challenge Cesario to a duel
(b) Marry Viola
(c) Challenge Titus to a duel
(d) Challenge Orsino to a duel

9. The jester states in Act IV Scene I, “These wise men that give fools money get themselves a good report” after how many years’ purchase?
(a) 6
(b) 11
(c) 14
(d) 4

10. By what name does Olivia address Sir Toby Belch when she enters in Act IV Scene I?
(a) Cataian
(b) Jove
(c) Rudesby
(d) Cockatrice

11. What word used in Act III Scene IV means boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle?
(a) Dissemble
(b) Mellifluous
(c) Knave
(d) Valor

12. The jester claims in Act IV Scene I that he would not “be in some of your coats” for how much money?
(a) 2 pence
(b) 5 pence
(c) 1 pence
(d) 8 pence

13. 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) Aside
(c) Pox
(d) Mellifluous

14. What is the setting of Act III Scene I?
(a) The cubiculo
(b) The Indies
(c) Elysium
(d) Olivia’s garden

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Maria tells Feste to assume what name in his costume in Act IV Scene II?

2. What gemstone does Sebastian say Olivia gave him in Act IV Scene III?

3. Sir Andrew Aguecheek claims that he would rather be what than a politician in Act III Scene II?

4. Feste claims he is not lean enough to be thought what in Act IV Scene II?

5. What legendary creature described as a two-legged dragon with a rooster's head does Sir Toby Belch mention in Act III Scene IV?

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