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

2. What does Antonio give to Sebastian before departing in Act III Scene III?
(a) His ring
(b) His horse
(c) A letter
(d) His purse

3. Feste claims he is not tall enough to do what in Act IV Scene II?
(a) Be a gentle knave
(b) Become the function well
(c) Endure mockery
(d) Enact the romance needed

4. Sir Toby Belch claims in Act III Scene II that “there is no love-broker in the world can more prevail in man's commendation with woman than report of” what?
(a) Honesty
(b) Money
(c) Faith
(d) Valor

5. What word from Act IV Scene II means exaggerated?
(a) Consecrated
(b) Knave
(c) Mellifluous
(d) Hyperbolical

Short Answer Questions

1. Who enters with Olivia in Act IV Scene III?

2. What character is arrested in Act III Scene IV?

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

4. What adjective from Act IV Scene III means held in high religious regard?

5. What does Viola tell the jester she is almost sick for in Act III Scene I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Olivia declare in Act III Scene I? How does Viola/Cesario respond?

2. What leads to Viola’s discovery that her brother is alive in Act III Scene IV?

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

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

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

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

7. What is the significance of Antonio’s status within Illyria? What led to this status?

8. How might Malvolio’s treatment in Act IV be perceived differently when viewing the play as opposed to reading it?

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

10. What happens in the conclusion of Act IV? How does Sebastian feel about his situation?

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