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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. Feste tells Malvolio in Act IV Scene II, “thou art more puzzled than the Egyptians in their” what?
(a) Fog
(b) Rain
(c) River
(d) Pyramids

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

3. Whom does Sir Toby Belch call upon to bless Feste when he enters in Act IV Scene II?
(a) Jove
(b) Zeus
(c) Diana
(d) Athena

4. Sir Toby Belch claims in Act III Scene II that “there is no love-broker in the world can more prevail in man's commendation with woman than report of” what?
(a) Honesty
(b) Money
(c) Faith
(d) Valor

5. What legendary creature described as a two-legged dragon with a rooster's head does Sir Toby Belch mention in Act III Scene IV?
(a) Cockatrice
(b) Gremlin
(c) Vulcan
(d) Phoenix

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Feste call Malvolio “by the most modest terms” in Act IV Scene II?

2. What character speaks the following line in Act IV Scene I: “What relish is in this? how runs the stream? Or I am mad, or else this is a dream”?

3. What character says “Nothing that is so is so” in Act IV Scene I?

4. What is the setting of Act IV Scene III?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads to Viola’s discovery that her brother is alive in Act III Scene IV?

2. What happens in the conclusion of Act IV? How does Sebastian feel about his situation?

3. What is the significance of Antonio’s status within Illyria? What led to this status?

4. What is Olivia’s reaction upon seeing Malvolio in his bizarre garb in Act III Scene IV?

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

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

7. What character flaw might be blamed for Malvolio’s circumstances in Act IV?

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

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

10. What does Olivia declare in Act III Scene I? How does Viola/Cesario respond?

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