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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 blighted, sir
(d) It is lost, sir

2. Malvolio hands Cesario what object in Act II Scene II?
(a) A ring
(b) A letter
(c) A necklace
(d) A handkerchief

3. What is the name of Olivia’s lady-in-waiting?
(a) Viola
(b) Madonna
(c) Katharina
(d) Maria

4. What is the setting of Act II Scene IV?
(a) The Elephant
(b) Duke Orsino’s Palace
(c) Before Olivia’s house
(d) The sea-coast

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks Sir Toby Belch and Sir Andrew in Act II Scene III, “Is there no respect of place, persons, nor time in you?”

2. Sir Toby Belch asks Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Act II Scene III, “Does not our life consist of” what?

3. 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?

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

5. What dog breed does Sir Toby Belch tell Sir Andrew that Maria is in Act II Scene III?

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