Twelfth Night Quiz 1
6. Which of these is NOT the name of one of
Orsino's servants?
1. Orsino is Duke, or Count, of:

Valentine

Messaline

Cesario

Venetia

Curio

Illyria

Fabian

Elysium
2. Viola is saved from the wreck by:
7. When Viola will not take the ring from
Malvolio, Malvolio:

one of Orsino's men

keeps the ring

Antonio

takes the ring back to Olivia

a sailor

forces Viola to take the ring

a sea captain

throws the ring on the ground
3. Apart from her brother, who in Olivia's family
has just died?
8. Viola tries to convince Orsino that women can
feel love by:

her father

Debating the point with him

her mother

Telling him of her "sister"'s love

her sister


her husband
4. Viola sympathizes with Olivia even before they
meet because:
Showing him that Olivia can feel
love

Telling him of her own experience
9. How long does Olivia pledge to mourn her
dead brother?

Olivia also lost her father

five years

Olivia is proud and independent

one year

Olivia just lost her brother

three years

Olivia does not want to marry

seven years
5. Sir Toby, Olivia's uncle, has the surname:
10. In Act II, Orsino compares women,
somewhat unfavorably, to:

Aguecheek

Belch

falling leaves

Snore

birds

Snort

vines

roses
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11. Which character is NOT involved in baiting
Malvolio with the letter?

Sir Andrew

Sir Toby

Feste

Fabian
16. Sir Andrew challenges Viola to a duel as:

an attempt to win Olivia

proof that he is not a coward

revenge for an insult

a response to a dare
17. Sebastian and Viola are from:
12. In Act III, Viola says that Feste is:

a "foolish wit"

a "rogue"

a "wise fool"

a "tinker"
13. Which of these characters does NOT love
Olivia?

Sir Andrew

Orsino

Malvolio

Fabian
14. Antonio is wanted in Illyria because of:

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?

dueling with Orsino


"piracy"-like activities


theft

murdering Orsino's cousin in battle
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
15. What color, also the color of Malvolio's
stockings, does Olivia abhor?
20. Within the play, Feste pretends to be a:

red

yellow

blue

green

curate

lawyer

teacher

steward
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21. Which of these things does Malvolio ask for
when he is imprisoned?

air

pen and ink

food and water

mercy
22. In Act V, how long does Antonio claim
Sebastian has been with him?

three months

three days

three weeks

three years
23. Which of these things is Viola NOT accused
of in Act V?

marrying Lady Olivia

getting Antonio arrested

beating Sir Toby and Sir Andrew

angering Orsino
24. The chorus of the ending song that Feste
sings is:

"a thousand, thousand sighs to save"

"youth's a stuff will not endure"

"the rain it raineth every day"

"farewell dear heart, since I needs be
gone"
25. Feste calls Olivia a fool because:

She doesn't want to have children,
and pass on her beauty

She mourns her brother, when he's
in heaven

She wants to mourn her brother for a
long time

She will not accept Orsino
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