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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sir Toby Belch claims that Olivia is what when speaking with Maria in Act II Scene III?
(a) A Vespian
(b) A clodpole
(c) A Roman
(d) A Cataian

2. How does Sir Andrew Aguecheek describe the jester’s singing voice in Act II Scene III?
(a) Consecrated
(b) Mellifluous
(c) Caterwauling
(d) Hyperbolical

3. According to the Captain in Act I Scene II Olivia is the daughter of a count that died how recently?
(a) Three years ago
(b) Three months ago
(c) A year ago
(d) Seven months ago

4. What French term does Sir Andrew Aguecheek not understand when speaking with Sir Toby Belch in Act I Scene III?
(a) Caterwauling
(b) Pour quoi
(c) Diluculo surgere
(d) Valor

5. What does the jester say “are no bottle-ale houses” in Act II Scene III?
(a) The master’s homes
(b) The Vaspians
(c) The Sirens
(d) The Myrmidons

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Olivia’s court jester states in Act I Scene V, “Many a good hanging prevents” what?

3. Who governs the land where Viola arrives in Act I Scene II, according to the Captain?

4. 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?

5. The Captain compares Viola’s brother to whom “on the dolphin’s back” in Act I Scene II?

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