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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 necklace
(b) A letter
(c) A handkerchief
(d) A ring
2. What does Sir Toby Belch claim Malvolio is when speaking with Maria in Act II Scene III?
(a) A pox
(b) A Peg-a-Ramsey
(c) A coxcomb
(d) A lout
3. What is the setting of Act II Scene IV?
(a) The sea-coast
(b) Before Olivia’s house
(c) The Elephant
(d) Duke Orsino’s Palace
4. Who has just saved Sebastian’s life in Act II Scene I?
(a) Titus
(b) Sir Topas
(c) Fabian
(d) Antonio
5. 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?
(a) A song of good fortune
(b) A song of good life
(c) A sorrowful song
(d) A dancing number
Short Answer Questions
1. By what name does the court jester refer to Olivia in Act I Scene V?
2. Who governs the land where Viola arrives in Act I Scene II, according to the Captain?
3. How is Sir Toby Belch related to Olivia in the play?
4. Who claims not to care “for good life” in Act II Scene III?
5. With whom is Sir Toby Belch speaking in the opening of Act II Scene V?
Short Essay Questions
1. What message and memento does Olivia give to Viola/Cesario at her departure in Act I Scene V?
2. What is indicated by Orsino’s use of language in the play?
3. Describe Viola in the play. Where is she from? What concerns her when she is introduced in Act I Scene II?
4. How does Olivia feel about Orsino in Act I? How are these feelings illustrated?
5. Describe the character of Maria. What is Maria’s role in Olivia’s household?
6. What is Malvolio’s response to the letter found in Act II?
7. What discovery does Viola/Cesario make when Malvolio catches up with her in Act II Scene II?
8. What is an “aside”? Give an example of an aside in Act I.
9. Where are Sebastian and Antonio when they are introduced in Act II Scene I? What are Sebastian’s circumstances in this scene?
10. With whom is Orsino preoccupied in Act I Scene I? How does this preoccupation manifest in his character?
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