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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Maria’s reply when asked in Act I Scene III, “Wherefore, sweetheart? What’s your metaphor?”
(a) It’s extrapolated, sir
(b) It’s dry, sir
(c) It is lost, sir
(d) It is blighted, sir

2. In what country has Viola arrived in Act I Scene II?
(a) Messaline
(b) Prague
(c) Elysium
(d) Illyria

3. The Captain tells Viola in Act I Scene II that he last saw her brother clinging to what?
(a) A ship wheel
(b) A branch
(c) A suitcase
(d) A mast

4. How is Sir Toby Belch related to Olivia in the play?
(a) He is her brother
(b) He is her father
(c) He is her uncle
(d) He is her cousin

5. The Captain compares Viola’s brother to whom “on the dolphin’s back” in Act I Scene II?
(a) Vulcan
(b) Phoenix
(c) Jove
(d) Arion

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Maria use in Act II Scene III that means to howl or screech like cats?

2. According to the Captain in Act I Scene II Olivia is the daughter of a count that died how recently?

3. What is the name of Olivia’s steward in the play?

4. The Captain tells Viola in Act I Scene II, “When my tongue blabs, then let mine eyes” what?

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

(see the answer key)

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