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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sir Toby Belch claim Malvolio is when speaking with Maria in Act II Scene III?
(a) A pox
(b) A coxcomb
(c) A lout
(d) A Peg-a-Ramsey

2. Sir Toby Belch asks Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Act II Scene III, “Does not our life consist of” what?
(a) The four elements
(b) The seven saints
(c) The five wits
(d) The Ten Commandments

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

4. Upon entering, Sir Toby Belch states in Act II Scene III, “Approach, Sir Andrew: not to be abed after midnight is to be” what?
(a) Up betimes
(b) In revelry
(c) Beside oneself
(d) Up late

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Sebastian tells his friend and savior that he is bound for whose court in Act II Scene I?

3. 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?

4. What is Maria’s reply when asked in Act I Scene III, “Wherefore, sweetheart? What’s your metaphor?”

5. Who sends Cesario to visit and woo Olivia for him in Act I Scene IV?

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