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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Maria tells Sir Toby Belch that his “quaffing” and what will undo him in Act I Scene III?
(a) Drinking
(b) Trickery
(c) Dancing
(d) Smoking

2. Maria tells Sir Toby Belch that Olivia takes great exceptions to his what in Act I Scene III?
(a) Ill hours
(b) Drunken revelry
(c) Hasty departure
(d) Religious insincerity

3. Upon entering, Sir Toby Belch states in Act II Scene III, “Approach, Sir Andrew: not to be abed after midnight is to be” what?
(a) Up late
(b) In revelry
(c) Beside oneself
(d) Up betimes

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

5. How does Sir Andrew Aguecheek describe the jester’s singing voice in Act II Scene III?
(a) Mellifluous
(b) Hyperbolical
(c) Consecrated
(d) Caterwauling

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom is Sir Toby Belch speaking in the opening of Act II Scene V?

3. What is the setting for Act I Scene V?

4. Sir Toby Belch claims that the “foolish knight” he brought to woo Olivia earns how much per year in Act I Scene III?

5. Olivia’s court jester states in Act I Scene V, “Many a good hanging prevents” what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Viola when she is first introduced in Act I Scene II? What has just taken place?

2. What incident leads the merrymakers in the play to plot revenge on Malvolio in Act II Scene III?

3. Who originates the idea of the prank on Malvolio in Act II? Why?

4. How have Viola’s situation and circumstances changed when she reappears in Act I Scene IV?

5. Describe the character of Malvolio. What is Malvolio’s role in Olivia’s household? How does Olivia feel about him?

6. What is an “aside”? Give an example of an aside in Act I.

7. What message and memento does Olivia give to Viola/Cesario at her departure in Act I Scene V?

8. How are Orsino’s feelings about music illustrated in Act I Scene I? How do these feelings change in the course of the scene?

9. What is indicated by Orsino’s use of language in the play?

10. Describe the character of Maria. What is Maria’s role in Olivia’s household?

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