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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. In Act III Scene I, Olivia says “how much the better to fall before the lion than the” what?
(a) Wolf
(b) Dragon
(c) Vulture
(d) Shark

2. Regarding Malvolio, Maria says in Act III Scene II, “he does smile his face into more lines than is in the new map with the augmentation of” what?
(a) The Himalayas
(b) The Ring of Fire
(c) The Antarctic
(d) The Indies

3. What word from Act IV Scene I refers to a costly and foolish undertaking?
(a) Aside
(b) Folly
(c) Coxcomb
(d) Valor

4. Sebastian claims he could not find Antonio where in Act IV Scene III?
(a) Before Olivia’s house
(b) Olivia’s garden
(c) The cubiculo
(d) The Elephant

5. What does Viola tell the jester she is almost sick for in Act III Scene I?
(a) Sleep
(b) A beard
(c) A drink
(d) A horse

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the jester say his house stands next to in Act III Scene I?

2. Malvolio describes the room he is in as being what in Act IV Scene II?

3. Feste claims he is not tall enough to do what in Act IV Scene II?

4. Olivia tells Cesario in Act III Scene IV, “A fiend like thee might bear my soul” where?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Sir Toby Belch and Fabian convince Sir Andrew Aguecheek to do in Act III Scene II? Who interrupts them?

2. How does the character of Feste contribute to the tone of Twelfth Night? What is the significance of Feste’s name?

3. How does Antonio help Sebastian in Act III Scene III?

4. Is Malvolio’s treatment in Act IV is justified? Why or why not?

5. What is Sir Andrew Aguecheek’s principle focus and grievance in the play?

6. How does Sir Andrew Aguecheek’s character contribute to the tone of Twelfth Night?

7. How does Feste illustrate the theme of disguise in Act IV Scene II?

8. What does Feste attempt to convince Malvolio of in Act IV Scene II?

9. Describe the character of Sir Andrew Aguecheek. How does Sir Toby Belch describe his friend?

10. What is Olivia’s reaction upon seeing Malvolio in his bizarre garb in Act III Scene IV?

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