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

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

3. What word used by Olivia in Act IV Scene I means to wish evil on; to curse?
(a) Dissemble
(b) Beshrew
(c) Compensate
(d) Mellifluous

4. Malvolio begs Feste to help him to find what in Act IV Scene II?
(a) The king’s crown
(b) Olivia and Viola
(c) Some light and some paper
(d) My mother’s letters

5. What is the setting of Act III Scene I?
(a) The Indies
(b) Elysium
(c) Olivia’s garden
(d) The cubiculo

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of Act IV Scene II?

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

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 word from Act IV Scene I refers to a costly and foolish undertaking?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Is Malvolio’s treatment in Act IV is justified? Why or why not?

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

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

6. How does the character of Feste contribute to the tone of Twelfth Night? What is the significance of Feste’s name?

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

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

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

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

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