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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sebastian states in Act II Scene I that his “determinate voyage is mere” what?
(a) Extrapolation
(b) Excellence
(c) Endurance
(d) Extravagancy

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

3. For whom is Olivia observing a period of mourning in Act I?
(a) Her sister
(b) Her brother
(c) Her mother
(d) Her husband

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

5. 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) Pox
(b) Knave
(c) Aside
(d) Mellifluous

Short Answer Questions

1. When the jester enters in Act II Scene III Sir Andrew Aguecheek speaks of his discussion of whom from the night before?

2. What item does Olivia send with Malvolio to take to Cesario after his exit in Act I?

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

4. What is the setting of Act II Scene V?

5. What character says the following lines from Act III Scene IV: “If all the devils of hell be drawn in little, and Legion himself possessed him, yet I'll speak to him”?

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