Twelfth Night Study Guide

Where does Twelfth Night take place?

• Venice

• Athens

• Ilyria

• Miyra

What is the central theme or message of the play?

• Violence is always the right answer

• Love can cause pain

• Give up when life gets hard

• Evil always triumphs

In Act 5, what do Viola and Olivia look forward to being?

• Husband and Wife

• Sisters-In-Law

• Wife and Wife

• Next door neighbors

Why is Sebastian mistaken for Cesario (Viola)  in Acts 3 and 4?

• Because they are twins.

• Because Sebastian looks very feminine.

• Because Sebastian IS Cesario.

• Because Sebastian wore yellow stockings.

What happens to Antonio in Act 3 after he starts sword-fighting Sir Toby and Sir Andrew?

• He dies of a heart attack.

• He leaves Illyria and goes back to his ship.

• Sebastian admits that he loves Antonio.

• He is arrested by Orsino's officers.

Based on these lines from Act 2, scene 3, why is Malvolio targeted by the tricksters?

Maria:  He isn't really that pure and good.  He's just a conceited flatterer.  He's a pretentious guy who aspires to speak and act like nobility.  He's proud, and the thinks he's so stuffed full of wonderful qualities that everyone loves him.  That's the weakness I'll use to get revenge on him.

• because he is bald and wears a toupee

• because he is boring and not a lot of fun to be around

• because he is wishy-washy and easily too easily persuaded

• because he is self-righteous and thinks he is better than everyone else

Why does Olivia wear a veil in Acts 1 and 2 when people visit her house?

• She is mourning her brother's death.

• She is mourning the shipwreck.

• She is mourning her parent's death.

• She is mourning her lack of love life.

Which of these correctly describes the love triangle that has formed by the end of Act I?

• Orsino loves Olivia, who loves Cesario, who is actually a girl who loves Orsino

• Sebastian loves Maria, who loves Feste, who loves Olivia.

• Cesario loves Olivia, who loves Orsino, who loves the idea of being in love.

• Olivia loves Orsino, who loves Cesario, who is mourning her brother.

Why can't Viola be a steward and work for Olivia?

• Olivia only hires family members.

• Olivia is extremely mean and nasty.

• Olivia doesn't like Viola.

• Olivia is in mourning and won't let anyone new come to her house.

How does Sir Toby react to Maria's idea for the plan to prank Malvolio?

• He hates it.

• He loves it and tries to kiss her feet.

• He changes it to make it better than her idea.

• He feels bad about pranking Malvolio and stops her.