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

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 dry, sir
(b) It is lost, sir
(c) It’s extrapolated, sir
(d) It is blighted, sir

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

3. Where does Viola say her brother is in Act I Scene II?
(a) Illyria
(b) Prague
(c) Messaline
(d) Elysium

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

5. What item does Olivia send with Malvolio to take to Cesario after his exit in Act I?
(a) A ring
(b) A handkerchief
(c) A necklace
(d) A letter

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the court jester’s response when Olivia asks him in Act I Scene V, “What’s a drunken man like, fool?”

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

4. Orsino describes music as a “sweet sound, that breathes upon a bank of ______” in Act I Scene I?

5. What is the true identity of Cesario in the play?

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