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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. Malvolio hands Cesario what object in Act II Scene II?
(a) A ring
(b) A necklace
(c) A letter
(d) A handkerchief
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?
(a) A dream
(b) A man
(c) A babe
(d) A woman
3. The setting of Act II Scene II is described as being where in the stage directions?
(a) A street
(b) Before Olivia’s house
(c) Before Baptista’s house
(d) Before Orsino’s palace
4. The Captain tells Viola in Act I Scene II that he last saw her brother clinging to what?
(a) A ship wheel
(b) A mast
(c) A suitcase
(d) A branch
5. Viola refers to her disguise as what in Act II Scene II?
(a) A wickedness
(b) A crime
(c) An audacity
(d) A courtesy
Short Answer Questions
1. Who invites Orsino to go hunt in Act I Scene I?
2. What is the name of Olivia’s court jester?
3. Sir Toby Belch asks Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Act II Scene III, “Does not our life consist of” what?
4. What does Sir Toby Belch claim Malvolio is when speaking with Maria in Act II Scene III?
5. What is the name of Olivia’s lady-in-waiting?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is indicated by Orsino’s use of language in the play?
2. Where is Viola when she is first introduced in Act I Scene II? What has just taken place?
3. How does Olivia feel about Orsino in Act I? How are these feelings illustrated?
4. What message and memento does Olivia give to Viola/Cesario at her departure in Act I Scene V?
5. What incident leads the merrymakers in the play to plot revenge on Malvolio in Act II Scene III?
6. Where are Sebastian and Antonio when they are introduced in Act II Scene I? What are Sebastian’s circumstances in this scene?
7. Describe the character of Maria. What is Maria’s role in Olivia’s household?
8. What discovery does Viola/Cesario make when Malvolio catches up with her in Act II Scene II?
9. What disguised identity does Viola take on in Act I? What is her appearance like in this disguise?
10. How have Viola’s situation and circumstances changed when she reappears in Act I Scene IV?
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