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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Maria tells Sir Toby Belch that Olivia takes great exceptions to his what in Act I Scene III?
(a) Ill hours
(b) Drunken revelry
(c) Hasty departure
(d) Religious insincerity

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

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

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

5. In what country has Viola arrived in Act I Scene II?
(a) Elysium
(b) Messaline
(c) Prague
(d) Illyria

Short Answer Questions

1. When the jester enters in Act II Scene III Sir Andrew Aguecheek speaks of his discussion of whom from the night before?

2. Who says in Act II Scene IV, “I am all the daughters of my father's house, And all the brothers too”?

3. What legendary creature described as a two-legged dragon with a rooster's head does Sir Toby Belch mention in Act III Scene IV?

4. What is the setting of Act II Scene V?

5. Viola solicits the Captain to help her disguise herself as what in Act I Scene II?

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