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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who has just saved Sebastian’s life in Act II Scene I?
(a) Fabian
(b) Titus
(c) Sir Topas
(d) Antonio

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) 1,500 ducats
(c) 3,000 ducats
(d) 7,000 ducats

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

5. 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) Beside oneself
(b) Up betimes
(c) Up late
(d) In revelry

Short Answer Questions

1. When given money to sing a song for Sir Toby Belch, the jester asks if he would like a love-song or what in Act II Scene III?

2. What do the stage directions describe as the setting for Act III Scene III?

3. By what name does the court jester refer to Olivia in Act I Scene V?

4. How many “souls and bodies” does Sir Toby Belch say Sir Andrew Aguecheek “hath divorced” when speaking with Cesario in Act III Scene IV?

5. What term in the stage directions of the play refers to a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience?

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