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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Olivia send with Malvolio to take to Cesario after his exit in Act I?
(a) A ring
(b) A necklace
(c) A handkerchief
(d) A letter

2. What does the jester say “are no bottle-ale houses” in Act II Scene III?
(a) The master’s homes
(b) The Sirens
(c) The Myrmidons
(d) The Vaspians

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

4. How much money does Sir Toby Belch give to the jester to have him sing a song in Act II Scene III?
(a) A pox
(b) Sixpence
(c) Tenpence
(d) Twopence

5. Who governs the land where Viola arrives in Act I Scene II, according to the Captain?
(a) Sir Andrew Aguecheek
(b) Orsino
(c) Baptista
(d) Malvolio

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting for Act I Scene V?

2. What is the true identity of Cesario in the play?

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

4. With whom is Sir Toby Belch speaking in the opening of Act II Scene V?

5. The Captain tells Viola in Act I Scene II, “When my tongue blabs, then let mine eyes” what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of Sebastian. Who is Sebastian’s sister? How frequently does Sebastian appear in the play?

2. How are Sir Toby Belch’s feelings for Maria illustrated in the play?

3. Where are Sebastian and Antonio when they are introduced in Act II Scene I? What are Sebastian’s circumstances in this scene?

4. How does Olivia receive Viola/Cesario when she arrives at Olivia’s house in Act I Scene V?

5. How does Olivia feel about Orsino in Act I? How are these feelings illustrated?

6. How is Malvolio’s character perceived by Fabian, Sir Toby Belch, and Feste?

7. Describe Viola in the play. Where is she from? What concerns her when she is introduced in Act I Scene II?

8. Who originates the idea of the prank on Malvolio in Act II? Why?

9. What is indicated by Orsino’s use of language in the play?

10. How have Viola’s situation and circumstances changed when she reappears in Act I Scene IV?

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