Twelfth Night Quizzes

Twelfth Night Quiz 1

1 Orsino is Duke, or Count, of:
Messaline

Elysium

Venetia

Illyria
2 Viola is saved from the wreck by:
Antonio

a sea captain

one of Orsino's men

a sailor
3 Apart from her brother, who in Olivia's family has just died?
her husband

her mother

her sister

her father
4 Viola sympathizes with Olivia even before they meet because:
Olivia just lost her brother

Olivia is proud and independent

Olivia does not want to marry

Olivia also lost her father
5 Sir Toby, Olivia's uncle, has the surname:
Aguecheek

Snore

Snort

Belch
6 Which of these is NOT the name of one of Orsino's servants?
Curio

Valentine

Fabian

Cesario
7 When Viola will not take the ring from Malvolio, Malvolio:
takes the ring back to Olivia

forces Viola to take the ring

throws the ring on the ground

keeps the ring
8 Viola tries to convince Orsino that women can feel love by:
Showing him that Olivia can feel love

Telling him of her "sister"'s love

Telling him of her own experience

Debating the point with him
9 How long does Olivia pledge to mourn her dead brother?
three years

one year

five years

seven years
10 In Act II, Orsino compares women, somewhat unfavorably, to:
birds

vines

roses

falling leaves
11 Which character is NOT involved in baiting Malvolio with the letter?
Feste

Fabian

Sir Andrew

Sir Toby
12 In Act III, Viola says that Feste is:
a "foolish wit"

a "wise fool"

a "tinker"

a "rogue"
13 Which of these characters does NOT love Olivia?
Sir Andrew

Orsino

Fabian

Malvolio
14 Antonio is wanted in Illyria because of:
"piracy"-like activities

dueling with Orsino

theft

murdering Orsino's cousin in battle
15 What color, also the color of Malvolio's stockings, does Olivia abhor?
red

yellow

green

blue
16 Sir Andrew challenges Viola to a duel as:
revenge for an insult

a response to a dare

an attempt to win Olivia

proof that he is not a coward
17 Sebastian and Viola are from:
Messaline

Illyria

Ephesus

Genoa
18 Who stops the duel between Sir Andrew and Viola?
Olivia

Sir Toby

Antonio

Sir Andrew himself
19 At what point does Viola know that her brother is alive?
when Antonio mistakes her for him

when the Captain tells her of seeing him

when Sir Toby falsely claims that she beat him

when she finally sees him
20 Within the play, Feste pretends to be a:
curate

steward

teacher

lawyer
21 Which of these things does Malvolio ask for when he is imprisoned?
mercy

food and water

pen and ink

air
22 In Act V, how long does Antonio claim Sebastian has been with him?
three years

three weeks

three days

three months
23 Which of these things is Viola NOT accused of in Act V?
angering Orsino

marrying Lady Olivia

beating Sir Toby and Sir Andrew

getting Antonio arrested
24 The chorus of the ending song that Feste sings is:
"farewell dear heart, since I needs be gone"

"youth's a stuff will not endure"

"a thousand, thousand sighs to save"

"the rain it raineth every day"
25 Feste calls Olivia a fool because:
She mourns her brother, when he's in heaven

She doesn't want to have children, and pass on her beauty

She will not accept Orsino

She wants to mourn her brother for a long time

Question In Twelfth Night, which event is part of the resolution? Responses Malvolio receives a love letter. Malvolio receives a love letter. Viola and Sebastian are shipwrecked. Viola and Sebastian are shipwrecked. Viola, disguised as Cesario, meets O

Sir Toby and Maria are married.

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Answered by Aslan on 6/9/2023 4:10 AM

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Discuss Viola's use of her disguise in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

After the shipwreck, Viola resolves to make the best of her situation and be taken into Orsino's service. As a young eunuch named Cesario, she will be safe from male attentions. Viola is quickly taken into Orsino's confidence, and he tells her all...

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 5/29/2023 9:51 AM

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How do valentines entrance and message affects the plot?

Orsino's servant Valentine, whom Orsino sent to give his affections to Olivia, returns; Valentine was not allowed to speak directly to Olivia, but Olivia sent a message, via her handmaiden, that Olivia will continue to mourn her dead brother, and...

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Answered by Aslan on 12/8/2020 3:56 PM

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Twelfth Night

by William Shakespeare

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