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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 first two words of a Latin maxim meaning “to get up at dawn is very helpful” does Sir Toby Belch say in Act II Scene III?
(a) Te amo
(b) Diluculo surgere
(c) Antonio scribet
(d) Semper fidelis

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

3. Sir Toby Belch asks Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Act II Scene III, “Does not our life consist of” what?
(a) The seven saints
(b) The Ten Commandments
(c) The four elements
(d) The five wits

4. Who claims not to care “for good life” in Act II Scene III?
(a) Benvolio
(b) Feste
(c) Sir Topas
(d) Sir Andrew Aguecheek

5. What word does Maria use in Act II Scene III that means to howl or screech like cats?
(a) Consecrated
(b) Caterwauling
(c) Mellifluous
(d) Hyperbolical

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Olivia’s court jester states in Act I Scene V, “Let her hang me: he that is well hanged in this world needs to fear no” what?

3. How much money does Sir Toby Belch give to the jester to have him sing a song in Act II Scene III?

4. Olivia’s lips are compared to those of whom from Roman mythology in Act I Scene IV?

5. Viola states in a soliloquy in Act II Scene II, “Fortune forbid my outside have not” what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of Sebastian. Who is Sebastian’s sister? How frequently does Sebastian appear in the play?

2. What discovery does Viola/Cesario make when Malvolio catches up with her in Act II Scene II?

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

4. What is Orsino’s station in Illyria? What news does he receive in the beginning of Act I Scene I?

5. What disguised identity does Viola take on in Act I? What is her appearance like in this disguise?

6. How are Sir Toby Belch’s feelings for Maria illustrated in the play?

7. Describe Viola in the play. Where is she from? What concerns her when she is introduced in Act I Scene II?

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

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

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

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