WorksheetsTwelfth Night Final Review
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 29mins
Initially, Olivia says she has no interest in Orsino’s suit because…
He is too melancholic.
She has another suitor.
She is in mourning for her brother.
She intends to join a convent.
Why is Antonio arrested?
For keeping Sebastian shut up in his house.
He stole the money he gave Sebastian.
He and Orsino were rivals in courting Olivia.
He fought in a naval battle against the city.
Olivia asks Malvolio to “return” this item to Cesario.
A ring
A letter from the Duke
Hi hat
A coin purse
Sir Topaz, the false priest, is really…
Malvolio
Fabian
Feste
Curio
Olivia is NOT courted by ____ at some point in the play.
Orsino
Malvolio
Sir Andrew
Fabian
Olivia starts allowing Orsino’s messages because…
She falls in love with the messenger.
She explains in a soliloquy that she will try reverse psychology.
She decides her lamentation has gone on long enough.
She realizes he truly loves her.
Sebastian beats Sir Andrew…
To avenge his sister
Because Sir Andrew attacks him first.
In an effort to save Antonio
Because Sir Andrew has been courting his wife.
What does Malvolio do that concerns Olivia?
Tells her he found a letter that she wrote
Wears yellow stockings
Smiles and kisses his hand
All of the above
Malvolio has the famous line, “Some are born ____, some achieve _____-ness, and some have _____-ness thrust upon them.” (HINT: one word completes all blanks)
Rich
Cheerful
Base
Great
Which character does NOT get a happy ending?
Orsino
Sebastian
Malvolio
Viola
Who pulls Viola from the water at the beginning of the play?
Sebastian
Antonio
Sea Captain
Duke Orsino
Why does Feste say that Olivia is actually a fool?
Because she is loyal to Malvolio
Because she supports her drunken uncle
Because she is in love with Cesario
Because she is grieving for her brother who is in heaven
Olivia gets Viola/Cesario to return to see her by:
having Malvolio give her/him a ring
having Maria ask her/him to come back tomorrow
asking for her/him to bring back a message from Duke Orsino
leaving her/him a secret love note
Who plans to fool Malvolio with a fake love letter?
Sir Toby
Fabian
Maria
All of the above
What things does the letter tell Malvolio to do?
Wear yellow stockings with cross-garters, smile and be rude to others
Wear green pantaloons, laugh and speak rudely about Sir Toby
Wear yellow stockings, laugh and be rude to others in the house
Wear yellow pantaloons, smile and be rude to Sir Toby
Who is Orsino in love with at the beginning of the play?
Olivia
Viola
Maria
Malvolio
Complete the quote: "If music be the food of _____, play on."
Sleep
Sorrow
Love
Joy
Where does Twelfth Night take place?
England
Illyria
Denmark
Italy
Why is Olivia unwilling to receive any visitors?
She is hideously deformed
She is terribly shy
She cannot speak
She is in mourning for her dead brother
How does Viola come to be at Orsino’s court?
She is shipwrecked nearby
She is captured and made a slave
She is invited to be a guest of Orsino
She is Orsino’s daughter
Why is Sir Andrew Aguecheek staying at Olivia’s home?
He is her uncle
He is trying to court Maria
He is trying to court Olivia
He is Malvolio’s brother
How does Viola disguise herself?
She puts on makeup to make herself resemble an old woman
She dresses like a man
She shaves her head and wears a false beard
She does not disguise herself
What is Malvolio’s position?
He is Orsino’s fool
He is Viola’s butler
He is Sir Toby’s butler
He is Olivia’s steward
What is Sir Toby’s great vice?
He is a drunkard
He is a glutton
He enjoys gambling
He has no vices
Who does Orsino send to carry his messages to Olivia?
Malvolio
Feste
Viola, dressed as Cesario
Sebastian
Who does Viola fall in love with?
Malvolio
Orsino
Sir Toby
Olivia
Who does Olivia fall in love with?
Orsino
Malvolio
Antonio
Viola, in her disguise as Cesario
Who is Sebastian?
Viola's brother
Orsino's cousin
Olivia's fool
Malvolio's son
Who forges the letter that Malvolio thinks is from Olivia?
Feste
Sir Toby
Maria
Viola
What does the forged letter make Malvolio believe?
That Maria is in love with him
That he is going to inherit a fortune
That Viola is in love with him
That Olivia is in love with him
Who takes care of Sebastian after he is shipwrecked?
Viola
Feste
Malvolio
Antonio
Who challenges Cesario to a duel?
Orsino
Sir Andrew
Malvolio
Antonio
What does Malvolio wear in the hope of pleasing Olivia?
Green leggings
Women's clothing
Yellow stockings and crossed gartered
Red wig and silver pantaloons
Why does Antonio travel to Illyria?
To be close to Sebastian
To get revenge on Orsino
To woo Olivia
He does not travel
Why does Sir Andrew try to fight with Sebastian?
He thinks that Sebastian has killed Orsino
He thinks that Sebastian wants to kill Sir Toby
He thinks that Sebastian is in love with Maria
He thinks that Sebastian is Cesario
What do Sir Toby and the others do to Malvolio?
The kill him
They lock him in a dark room and tell him he is mad
They tar and feather him
They get him drunk and convince him to sing with them
What disguise does Feste wear when he speaks with Malvolio?
Cesario
Olivia
Sir Topas, the curate
An angel
Who does Olivia marry?
Sebastian
Antonio
Orsino
Malvolio
When he realizes that Cesario is a woman, what does Orsino do?
He orders her executed
He banishes her
He betroths her to Antonio
He decides to marry her
Which character does not get married (or plan to) at the end of the play?
Orsino
Sir Toby
Sebastian
Malvolio
Why is Viola considered to be the protagonist in Twelfth Night?
She is the character who has the most difficulty to overcome.
She is the only redeeming or virtuous character in the play.
She is the only intelligent or witty character in the play.
She is in direct external conflict with the antagonist of the play.
What is the climax of Twelfth Night?
when Fabian says why he and others were cruel to Malvolio
when Olivia and Sebastian get secretly married
when Viola and Sebastian finally appear in the same scene together
when Viola finally dresses again like a woman
All of the following themes are implied in Twelfth Night except which?
It is best to say what we feel and think directly to people.
It is okay to hope for a better life but not at the cost of putting down or belittling others.
One should not sacrifice one’s sense of identity for love; one should only love herself/himself.
People will likely run into trouble if they put on a literal or figurative disguise/mask.
Act II, Scene II: “my master loves her dearly; And I, poor monster, fond as much on him; And she,
mistaken, seems to dote on me. What will become of this?”
The audience learns that Viola knows more than all of the other characters in the play
The audience learns that Orsino is really conceited
The love triangle is revealed and Viola is the only one that knows about it
The audience learns that Olivia is a monster and will never love
Act II, Scene III: “I will drop in his way some obscure epistles of love; wherein, by the colour of his beard, the shape of his leg, the manner of his gait, the expressure of his eye, forehead, and complexion, he shall find himself most feelingly personated. I can write very like my lady your niece: on a forgotten matter we can hardly make distinction of our hands…Sport royal, I warrant you: I know my physic will work with him. I will plant you two, and let the fool make a third, where he shall find the letter: observe his construction of it. For this night, to bed, and dream on the event. Farewell.”
The audience learns about the trick Maria, Sir Toby, and Sir Andrew will play on Malvolio
Maria asks Sir Toby to marry her and this begins all the weddings
Orsino reveals that he is in love with Cesario
The Clown reveals plans to start courting a woman in town
Act III, Scene IV: “This comes with seeking you: But there's no remedy; I shall answer it. What will you do, now my necessity Makes me to ask you for my purse? It grieves me Much more for what I cannot do for you Than what befalls myself. You stand amazed; But be of comfort.”
The audience learns that Antonio wants to have a bromance with Sebastian
Viola learns that Sir Andrew is a coward
Olivia reveals the amount of money she has when talking to Malvolio
The audience witnesses the first time someone mistook Viola for Sebastian
Act III, Scene IV: “He named Sebastian: I my brother know Yet living in my glass; even such and so In favour was my brother, and he went Still in this fashion, colour, ornament, For him I imitate: O, if it prove, Tempests are kind and salt waves fresh in love.”
The audience learns that Viola/Cesario actually looks like Sebastian
The audience learns that Antonio is kind of an idiot
Viola comes to the realization that her brother may still be alive
Viola realized that Olivia is crazy thinking there is a person in her cup
Act IV, Scene I: “Nay, come, I prithee; would thou’ldst be ruled by me!”
Orsino gives up his reign as Duke
Sebastian fights Sir Toby to the death and takes his position in the court
Sir Andrew looses his knighthood because he is a complete wimp
Olivia proposes to Sebastian thinking it is Cesario; this is the first wedding
Act V, Scene I: “O thou dissembling cub! what wilt thou be When time hath sow'd a grizzle on thy case? Or will not else thy craft so quickly grow, That thine own trip shall be thine overthrow? Farewell, and take her; but direct thy feet Where thou and I henceforth may never meet.”
Orsino just found out that Olivia got married to “Cesario” (even though it was actually Sebastian)
The audience learns that Orsino has a son and he is scolding him
The audience learns that Olivia has married Orsino
Viola has married Olivia by accident because she thought it was Orsino
Act V, Scene I: “If nothing lets to make us happy both But this my masculine usurp'd attire, Do not embrace me till each circumstance Of place, time, fortune, do cohere and jump That I am Viola: which to confirm, I'll bring you to a captain in this town, Where lie my maiden weeds; by whose gentle help I was preserved to serve this noble count. All the occurrence of my fortune since Hath been between this lady and this lord.”
Viola/Cesario tells everyone that Sebastian is pretending to be a boy
Malvolio reveals that he is actually in love with Sir Toby
This is the ending of the play and everything is fixed
The dramatic irony ends because all the characters finally know that Cesario is Viola
Act V, Scene I: “Your master quits you; and for your service done him, So much against the mettle of your sex, So far beneath your soft and tender breeding, And since you call'd me master for so long, Here is my hand: you shall from this time be Your master's mistress.”
It is revealed that Malvolio quits his job
The audience learns that Maria has been working for the duke all along
The duke reveals his true feelings for Viola/Cesario and asks her to marry him
Sebastian confesses that he is in love with Antonio instead of Olivia
Act V, Scene I: “But that's all one, our play is done, And we'll strive to please you every day.”
This is the beginning of the play and we are about to learn about all the characters
The characters in the play just got done watching a play
The duke decides he wants to sing his own song and is singing about death
In Shakespeare’s time, they did a different play each night so this is asking the audience to come back tomorrow
