Twelfth Night Quizzes

Twelfth Night Quiz 1

By Rheanna Bates · Last reviewed July 17, 2000

1 Orsino is Duke, or Count, of:

Illyria

Elysium

Messaline

Venetia
2 Viola is saved from the wreck by:

one of Orsino's men

Antonio

a sea captain

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

her husband

her father

her sister

her mother
4 Viola sympathizes with Olivia even before they meet because:

Olivia is proud and independent

Olivia just lost her brother

Olivia does not want to marry

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

Belch

Snore

Aguecheek

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

Curio

Fabian

Valentine

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:

Telling him of her "sister"'s love

Debating the point with him

Showing him that Olivia can feel love

Telling him of her own experience
9 How long does Olivia pledge to mourn her dead brother?

three years

five years

one year

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

roses

falling leaves

birds

vines
11 Which character is NOT involved in baiting Malvolio with the letter?

Fabian

Sir Andrew

Feste

Sir Toby
12 In Act III, Viola says that Feste is:

a "rogue"

a "wise fool"

a "tinker"

a "foolish wit"
13 Which of these characters does NOT love Olivia?

Sir Andrew

Malvolio

Fabian

Orsino
14 Antonio is wanted in Illyria because of:

theft

"piracy"-like activities

dueling with Orsino

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

yellow

blue

green

red
16 Sir Andrew challenges Viola to a duel as:

proof that he is not a coward

revenge for an insult

an attempt to win Olivia

a response to a dare
17 Sebastian and Viola are from:

Messaline

Ephesus

Illyria

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

Sir Andrew himself

Olivia

Sir Toby

Antonio
19 At what point does Viola know that her brother is alive?

when Antonio mistakes her for him

when Sir Toby falsely claims that she beat him

when she finally sees him

when the Captain tells her of seeing him
20 Within the play, Feste pretends to be a:

steward

curate

lawyer

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

air

mercy

food and water

pen and ink
22 In Act V, how long does Antonio claim Sebastian has been with him?

three years

three months

three weeks

three days
23 Which of these things is Viola NOT accused of in Act V?

marrying Lady Olivia

beating Sir Toby and Sir Andrew

getting Antonio arrested

angering Orsino
24 The chorus of the ending song that Feste sings is:

"a thousand, thousand sighs to save"

"farewell dear heart, since I needs be gone"

"youth's a stuff will not endure"

"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 wants to mourn her brother for a long time

She will not accept Orsino

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