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Read the extract and answer the question:

I do I know not what, and fear to find
Mine eye to great a flatterer for my mind
Fate, show thy force; ourselves we do not owe,
'What is decreed must be, and be this so
(Act 1, Scene 5)

166

In lines 1 and 2, the speaker admits

  • A. having very attractive eyes
  • B. acting unreasonably
  • C. falling in love
  • D. not taking advantage of an opportunity
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167

How does fate treat the speaker at the end of the play?

  • A. She marries Sebastian
  • B. He marries Maria
  • C. She marries Orsino
  • D. He falls in love with Olivia
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Read the extract below and answer the question:

......O, when mine eyes did see Olivia first,
Me thought she purged the air of pestilence;
That instant was, I turned into a hart,
And my desires, like fell and cruel hounds,
E'er since pursue me.
(Act 1, Scene 1)

168

Who is speaking?

  • A. Orsino
  • B. Sebastian
  • C. Cesario
  • D. Malvolio
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169

The figure of speech used in the underlined expression is

  • A. personification
  • B. paradox
  • C. metaphor
  • D. irony
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170

The effect of the figure of speech is to highlight Olivia's

  • A. glittering eyes
  • B. state of mind
  • C. determination and hope
  • D. beauty and purity
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