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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Captain tells Viola that he was born how many hoursof travel from the place they stand in Act I Scene II?
(a) 3
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 2

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

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

4. What does Viola solicit to “untangle this” confusion in Act II Scene II?
(a) Fate
(b) God
(c) Love
(d) Time

5. The jester says in Act II Scene III that “Malvolio’s nose is no” what?
(a) Coxcomb
(b) Hound’s
(c) Lout
(d) Whipstock

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

7. By what name does the court jester refer to Olivia in Act I Scene V?
(a) Madonna
(b) Katharina
(c) Beatrice
(d) Diana

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

9. What is the true identity of Cesario in the play?
(a) Fabian
(b) Viola
(c) Olivia
(d) Malvolio

10. The Captain tells Viola in Act I Scene II, “When my tongue blabs, then let mine eyes” what?
(a) Find beauty
(b) See thine
(c) Not see
(d) Fall out

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

12. Who claims not to care “for good life” in Act II Scene III?
(a) Benvolio
(b) Feste
(c) Sir Topas
(d) Sir Andrew Aguecheek

13. What is the setting of Act II Scene III?
(a) The cubiculo
(b) Olivia’s garden
(c) The Elephant
(d) Olivia’s house

14. Sebastian states that his father was Sebastian of where in Act II Scene I?
(a) Prague
(b) Messaline
(c) The cubiculo
(d) Elysium

15. By what name does Sir Toby Belch refer to Maria when bidding her goodnight in Act II Scene III?
(a) Venus
(b) Penthesilea
(c) Pythagoras
(d) Diana

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Viola states in her soliloquy in Act II Scene II, “I am the man: if it be so, as 'tis, Poor lady, she were better love” what?

3. The setting of Act II Scene II is described as being where in the stage directions?

4. 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?

5. Who governs the land where Viola arrives in Act I Scene II, according to the Captain?

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