Twelfth Night Study Guide

1. Orsino is Duke, or Count, of:

• Messaline
• Venetia
• Illyria
• Elysium

2. Viola is saved from the wreck by:

• one of Orsino's men
• Antonio
• a sailor
• a sea captain

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

• her father
• her mother
• her sister
• her husband

4. Viola sympathizes with Olivia even before they meet because:

• Olivia also lost her father
• Olivia is proud and independent
• Olivia just lost her brother
• Olivia does not want to marry

5. Sir Toby, Olivia's uncle, has the surname:

• Aguecheek
• Belch
• Snore
• Snort

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

• Valentine
• Cesario
• Curio
• Fabian

7. When Viola will not take the ring from Malvolio, Malvolio:

• keeps the ring
• takes the ring back to Olivia
• forces Viola to take the ring
• throws the ring on the ground

8. Viola tries to convince Orsino that women can feel love by:

• Debating the point with him
• Telling him of her "sister"'s love
• Showing him that Olivia can feel love
• Telling him of her own experience

9. How long does Olivia pledge to mourn her dead brother?

• five years
• one year
• three years
• seven years

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

• falling leaves
• birds
• vines
• roses