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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Sir Toby Belch claims that the “foolish knight” he brought to woo Olivia earns how much per year in Act I Scene III?
(a) 12,000 ducats
(b) 3,000 ducats
(c) 1,500 ducats
(d) 7,000 ducats

4. Who governs the land where Viola arrives in Act I Scene II, according to the Captain?
(a) Malvolio
(b) Baptista
(c) Sir Andrew Aguecheek
(d) Orsino

5. Orsino describes music as a “sweet sound, that breathes upon a bank of ______” in Act I Scene I?
(a) Tulips
(b) Lupines
(c) Violets
(d) Poppies

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the setting for Act I Scene V?

3. How is Sir Toby Belch related to Olivia in the play?

4. Maria tells Sir Toby Belch that his “quaffing” and what will undo him in Act I Scene III?

5. Who invites Orsino to go hunt in Act I Scene I?

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