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

2. What is the setting of Act III Scene IV?
(a) The cubiculo
(b) Olivia’s garden
(c) Duke Orsino’s Palace
(d) The sea-coast

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

4. What does Feste call Malvolio “by the most modest terms” in Act IV Scene II?
(a) Thou disobedient cull
(b) Thou honorable saint
(c) Thou mockery of knaves
(d) Thou dishonest Satan

5. In Act III Scene I, Olivia says “how much the better to fall before the lion than the” what?
(a) Shark
(b) Dragon
(c) Wolf
(d) Vulture

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word “lubber,” used in Act IV Scene I, refer to?

2. Which of the five rivers of Hades is cited from Greek mythology in Act IV Scene I?

3. Sir Andrew Aguecheek claims that he’s seen Olivia do more favors to whom than ever she bestowed upon him in Act III Scene II?

4. What gemstone does Sebastian say Olivia gave him in Act IV Scene III?

5. Olivia’s last lines in Act IV Scene III are: “Then lead the way, good father; and heavens so shine, that they may fairly note this” what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the character of Feste differ from all of the other main characters in the play? Who is offended by Feste’s observations?

2. What is humiliating about Malvolio’s situation in Act IV Scene II?

3. How is irony illustrated through the circumstances surrounding Malvolio in Act IV?

4. What does Feste attempt to convince Malvolio of in Act IV Scene II?

5. How does Sir Andrew Aguecheek’s character contribute to the tone of Twelfth Night?

6. What do Sir Toby Belch and Fabian convince Sir Andrew Aguecheek to do in Act III Scene II? Who interrupts them?

7. What conclusion does Antonio reach regarding his dear friend in Act III Scene IV?

8. Describe the character of Sir Toby Belch. How does Sir Toby contribute to the tone of the play?

9. Describe the character of Sir Andrew Aguecheek. How does Sir Toby Belch describe his friend?

10. What is Sir Andrew Aguecheek’s principle focus and grievance in the play?

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