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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 kind of instrument is the jester carrying when he enters with Viola in Act III Scene I?
(a) A trumpet
(b) A tabour
(c) A lute
(d) A trombone

2. When Sir Andrew Aguecheek departs in Act III Scene II, Sir Toby Belch tells him that he and Fabian will call on him where?
(a) Before Olivia’s house
(b) Olivia’s garden
(c) Olivia’s house
(d) The cubiculo

3. The jester claims not to be Olivia’s fool, but her “corrupter of” what in Act III Scene I?
(a) Life
(b) Courtiers
(c) Father
(d) Words

4. Malvolio describes the room he is in as being what in Act IV Scene II?
(a) Sunny
(b) Dark
(c) Painted blue
(d) Padded

5. Of whom does Olivia speak when she says in Act III Scene IV, “he is sad and civil, and suits well for a servant with my fortunes”?
(a) Titus
(b) Feste
(c) Fabian
(d) Malvolio

Short Answer Questions

1. Feste claims he is not tall enough to do what in Act IV Scene II?

2. 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?

3. What character says the following lines from Act III Scene IV: “If all the devils of hell be drawn in little, and Legion himself possessed him, yet I'll speak to him”?

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

5. Where is the old hermit from that Feste cites in Act IV Scene II?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Antonio help Sebastian in Act III Scene III?

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

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

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

5. Describe the character of Feste in the play. What is Feste’s role in Olivia’s household?

6. How might Malvolio’s treatment in Act IV be perceived differently when viewing the play as opposed to reading it?

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

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

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

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

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