Twelfth Night (Folger Shakespeare Library)
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Twelfth Night Study Guide

by William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night Quiz 1

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

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