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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word used in Act III Scene IV means boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle?
(a) Mellifluous
(b) Knave
(c) Valor
(d) Dissemble

2. What legendary creature described as a two-legged dragon with a rooster's head does Sir Toby Belch mention in Act III Scene IV?
(a) Cockatrice
(b) Vulcan
(c) Gremlin
(d) Phoenix

3. What is Maria’s reply when asked in Act I Scene III, “Wherefore, sweetheart? What’s your metaphor?”
(a) It is blighted, sir
(b) It’s extrapolated, sir
(c) It is lost, sir
(d) It’s dry, sir

4. Olivia’s lips are compared to those of whom from Roman mythology in Act I Scene IV?
(a) Athena’s
(b) Titus’s
(c) Jove’s
(d) Diana’s

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sir Toby Belch sings of the twelfth day of what month in Act II Scene III?

2. In Act III Scene I, Olivia says “how much the better to fall before the lion than the” what?

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

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

5. Sir Toby Belch claims that Olivia is what when speaking with Maria in Act II Scene III?

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