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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the jester say his house stands next to in Act III Scene I?
(a) The police station
(b) A cemetery
(c) A church
(d) The court

2. Olivia tells Cesario in Act III Scene IV, “A fiend like thee might bear my soul” where?
(a) To Elysium
(b) To hell
(c) To Heaven
(d) To Illyria

3. Where is the old hermit from that Feste cites in Act IV Scene II?
(a) Illyria
(b) Messaline
(c) Prague
(d) Elysium

4. The jester states in Act IV Scene I, “These wise men that give fools money get themselves a good report” after how many years’ purchase?
(a) 11
(b) 14
(c) 6
(d) 4

5. What character is arrested in Act III Scene IV?
(a) Antonio
(b) Fabian
(c) Maria
(d) Orsino

6. What does Maria claim Malvolio is wearing in Act III Scene II?
(a) A purple hat
(b) Orange shoes
(c) Yellow stockings
(d) Pink stockings

7. The stage directions describe the setting of Act IV Scene I as taking place where?
(a) Duke Orsino’s Palace
(b) The Elephant
(c) Before Olivia’s house
(d) The sea-coast

8. Of whom does Olivia speak when she says in Act III Scene IV, “he is sad and civil, and suits well for a servant with my fortunes”?
(a) Fabian
(b) Malvolio
(c) Titus
(d) Feste

9. What does Viola tell the jester she is almost sick for in Act III Scene I?
(a) Sleep
(b) A beard
(c) A drink
(d) A horse

10. What word used in Act IV Scene II means to give a false or misleading appearance to?
(a) Dissemble
(b) Chantry
(c) Beshrew
(d) Knave

11. Malvolio begs Feste to help him to find what in Act IV Scene II?
(a) My mother’s letters
(b) Some light and some paper
(c) Olivia and Viola
(d) The king’s crown

12. The jester compares a sentence to what type of glove in Act III Scene I?
(a) A satin glove
(b) A velveteen glove
(c) A cheveril glove
(d) A golden glove

13. What word from Act IV Scene II means exaggerated?
(a) Knave
(b) Consecrated
(c) Mellifluous
(d) Hyperbolical

14. Feste claims he is not tall enough to do what in Act IV Scene II?
(a) Be a gentle knave
(b) Endure mockery
(c) Become the function well
(d) Enact the romance needed

15. 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?
(a) Knave
(b) Mellifluous
(c) Pox
(d) Aside

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of Act IV Scene II?

2. What word used by Olivia in Act IV Scene I means to wish evil on; to curse?

3. What does Olivia say hides her heart in Act III Scene I?

4. Who enters with Olivia in Act IV Scene III?

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

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