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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Feste claims in Act IV Scene II, “I’ll ne’er believe a madman till I see his” what?
(a) Certificate
(b) Brains
(c) Handwriting
(d) Doctor

2. What costuming items does Maria give Feste to wear in Act IV Scene II?
(a) A robe and hat
(b) A ring and crown
(c) A dress and wig
(d) A gown and beard

3. What word used in Act IV Scene II means to give a false or misleading appearance to?
(a) Beshrew
(b) Knave
(c) Dissemble
(d) Chantry

4. What legendary creature described as a two-legged dragon with a rooster's head does Sir Toby Belch mention in Act III Scene IV?
(a) Gremlin
(b) Phoenix
(c) Cockatrice
(d) Vulcan

5. What image is depicted on the jewel that Olivia gives Cesario in Act III Scene IV?
(a) Viola’s picture
(b) Olivia’s picture
(c) Sebastian’s picture
(d) The ocean

6. Which of the five rivers of Hades is cited from Greek mythology in Act IV Scene I?
(a) Minos
(b) Styx
(c) Erebus
(d) Lethe

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

8. Of whom does Olivia speak when she says in Act III Scene IV, “he is sad and civil, and suits well for a servant with my fortunes”?
(a) Malvolio
(b) Titus
(c) Feste
(d) Fabian

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

10. 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) 8 pence
(d) 1 pence

11. What character is arrested in Act III Scene IV?
(a) Fabian
(b) Orsino
(c) Antonio
(d) Maria

12. 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) Mellifluous
(d) Pox

13. The jester claims not to be Olivia’s fool, but her “corrupter of” what in Act III Scene I?
(a) Words
(b) Father
(c) Life
(d) Courtiers

14. 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) 4
(b) 11
(c) 6
(d) 14

15. Sir Andrew Aguecheek claims that he’s seen Olivia do more favors to whom than ever she bestowed upon him in Act III Scene II?
(a) Jove
(b) Cesario
(c) Fabian
(d) Sebastian

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Act III Scene I, Olivia says “how much the better to fall before the lion than the” what?

3. Sebastian claims he could not find Antonio where in Act IV Scene III?

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

5. Sir Toby Belch and Fabian convince Sir Andrew Aguecheek to do what in Act III Scene II?

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