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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 does the jester say his house stands next to in Act III Scene I?
(a) The court
(b) A church
(c) A cemetery
(d) The police station

2. What gemstone does Sebastian say Olivia gave him in Act IV Scene III?
(a) A pearl
(b) An emerald
(c) An opal
(d) A diamond

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

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

5. What does the word “lubber,” used in Act IV Scene I, refer to?
(a) A dance
(b) A lout
(c) A race
(d) A count

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the meaning of the word “requite” used in Act IV Scene II?

2. What do the stage directions describe as the setting for Act III Scene III?

3. What term in the stage directions of the play refers to a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience?

4. What image is depicted on the jewel that Olivia gives Cesario in Act III Scene IV?

5. Malvolio describes the room he is in as being what in Act IV Scene II?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Feste illustrate the theme of disguise in Act IV Scene II?

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

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

8. What leads to Antonio’s feelings of betrayal in Act III Scene IV?

9. How is Viola/Cesario saved from the duel in Act III Scene IV?

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

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