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Question | Answer |
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What is the name of Viola’s father? | Sebastian |
What is the complicated relationship setup of “A loves B, B loves C, and C loves A” called? | A love triangle |
Shakespeare wrote in verse that contained a certain rhythm of five sets of unstressed and stressed syllables. What is this called? | Iambic Pentameter |
Complete the quote: “Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some__________.” | have greatness thrust upon them |
Complete the quote: “Away before me to sweet beds of flowers: Love-thoughts lie rich when canopied __________.” | with bowers |
True or False: Lady Olivia’s favorite color is yellow. | False |
True or False: At the play’s beginning, Orsino is depressed because his wife has just died. | False |
True or False: Sir Toby Belch is a respectable gentleman of good moral character. | False |
True or False: Sir Toby is, although not a family relative, a close friend of Olivia’s late father. | False |
True or False: Cesario leaves a jeweled ring with Olivia as a token of Duke Orsino’s love. | False |
True or False: Lady Olivia has vowed to mourn the death of her brother for seven years. | True |
True or False: According to mythology, Elysium is where all the troubled souls spent eternity. | True |
True or False: Sir Andrew, although he pretends to be dumb, is actually very intelligent. | False |
True or False: “Twelfth Night” is considered to be one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies. | False |
True or False: This play is titled “Twelfth Night” because it takes place 12 days after Christmas. | True |
Maria said of Malvolio, “…here comes the trout that must be caught...” [2.5.38] This is an example of: | Metaphor |
One reason Shakespeare’s comedies are read today is: | They are still as funny today as they were four hundred years ago |
A theme that ran throughout the course of the play was: | Music as a pleasure of life |
What disguise does Feste wear when he speaks with Malvolio? | Sir Topas, a priest |
Viola is the twin of: | Sebastian |
The characters who fought in a duel are: | Cesario, Andrew, and Sebastian |
Toby, Maria, and Andrew made a plan to: | Make a fool of Malvolio |
Orsino surrounded himself with: | Flowers, music, and beauty |
A soliloquy is: | A speech given by a character when alone on stage |
When Viola will not take the ring from Malvolio, Malvolio: | throws the ring on the ground |
Olivia pretended that Viola had given her a: | A ring from Orsino |
Mistaken identity, confusion, and coincidence are devices Shakespeare used to: | Create comedy |
Apart from her brother, who in Olivia's family has just died? | Her father |
The play’s storyline is intricate because: | There are several plots going on |
Feste was referred to as a fool because: | He was like a court jester |
One theme of the play is: | Appearances aren’t always what they seem |
Olivia’s feelings for the Duke were: | He was handsome, rich, high in character, but she was not interested |
Viola comes to work for Duke Orsino because: | She was all alone and had to support herself |
The first conflict in the play is over: | Duke Orsino’s pining away for Olivia |
Twelfth Night takes place in: | Illyria |
Twelfth Night takes place: | On the days leading up to Twelfth Night |
Who said it? "…for what says Quinapalus? ‘Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.’" | Feste |
Who said it? "Most radiant, exquisite, and unmatchable beauty – I pray you, tell me if this be the lady of the house, for I never saw her." | Viola |
Who said it? "Observe him, for the love of mockery; for I know this letter will make a contemplative idiot of him." | Maria |
Who said it? "Have you any commission from your lord to negotiate with my face? You are now out of your text…" | Olivia |
Who said it? "Have you no wit, manners, nor honesty, but to gabble like tinkers at this time of night?" | Malvolio |
Who said it? "I could marry this wench for this device." | Sir Toby |
Who said it? "A sentence is but a cheveril glove to a good wit; how quickly the wrong side may be turned outward!" | Feste |
Who said it? "Marry, I saw your niece do more favours to the count’s serving man than ever she bestowed upon me…" | Sir Andrew Aguecheek |
Who said it? "Here comes the countess; now heaven walks on earth!" | Orsino |
Who said it? "I had a sister, whom the blind waves and surges have devoured. Of charity, what kin are you to me?" | Sebastian |
This character masquerades as Olivia when she writes a letter imitating Olivia’s handwriting to play a trick on Malvolio. | Maria |
He appears to be Cesario, but in reality, he just came to Illyria after being saved from a shipwreck. His sister is Viola. | Sebastian |
This character appears to want Sir Andrew to marry his niece, Olivia, but he really just wants money from his noble friend. | Sir Toby |
She is a twin who masquerades as a servant boy because she is all alone in the world, or so she thinks. | Viola |
She behaves like a “cloistress” until the right “man” comes along; then she forgets mourning for her dead brother and falls in love. | Olivia |
He thinks he is in love with Olivia, but in reality, he’s in love with love. | Orsino |
He is pretending to be a brave and fearless knight, but he’s really a wealthy foolish knight who is tricked into a duel against Cesario, and tricked into buying ale for his friend. | Sir Andrew Aguecheek |
He tries to appear wise, proper, and businesslike. He is a puritan who is very egotistical. He’s convinced that Olivia loves him. | Malvolio |
This character disguises himself as a parson to make fun of another character. He spends the play making fun of characters. | Feste |
He is a sea captain and a good friend, but he’s also an outlaw. | Antonio |