40 ! ◎☞△❍✔︎✺➣ ◎☞△❍✔︎✺➣ twelfth night by shakespeare questions:


1. why do sir toby and maria write a letter to malvolio?

a.
they want to get him arrested and put in prison.

b.
they want to play a prank on him and humble him.

c.
they want to him find true happiness and friendship.

d.
they want to make him too afraid to ever treat them poorly again.

2. which best describes feste's role in twelfth night?

a.
to the main characters woo and win the people they love

b.
to entertain the characters by telling jokes and singing songs

c.
to intensify the central conflict by confusing the characters and playing tricks

d.
to reveal the characters' foolishness and show wisdom

3. how do viola and sebastian react when they see one another in act v?

a.
they are apologetic.

b.
they are overjoyed.

c.
they are terrified.

d.
they are suspicious.

4. what makes malvolio believe that the forged love letter from maria is truly from olivia?

a.
olivia tells malvolio that she is in love with him.

b.
feste hints to malvolio that olivia wants to marry him.

c.
sir toby convinces malvolio that the letter is real.

d.
malvolio believes that all who look on him love him.

5. which word best describes the mood of this passage?

sir toby: (cheerfully) what is thy excellence?
sir andrew: (jumping and clicking his heels together.) faith, i can cut a caper! (he dances around, doing fancy steps.)
sir toby: wherefore are these things hid? me see thee caper! (sir andrew jumps about.) ha! higher! ha, ha! excellent! (they dance offstage, roaring with laughter.)

a.
hostile

b.
calm

c.
shocked

d.
merry

4. why does sir andrew make a fool out of himself in twelfth night?

a.
his love for olivia blinds him to the truth.

b.
he hopes that his ridiculous behavior will win olivia's heart.

c.
he lets other characters talk him out of wise decisions.

d.
he is trying to show other characters how they are being foolish.

5. what is the source of much of the confusion and comedy in twelfth night?

a.
olivia's decision to mourn her brother and not marry for seven years

b.
the disagreements between sir toby belch and maria

c.
sebastian's gratitude to antonio for saving his life

d.
viola's decision to disguise herself as a man named cesario

6. which event contributes to the resolution of the play's main conflict?

a.
viola falls in love with duke orsino.

b.
olivia falls in love with cesario.

c.
viola stops pretending to be cesario.

d.
malvolio falls in love with olivia.

7. which theme does the subplot involving sir andrew show?

a.
one should trust one's own judgment.

b.
one should listen to the advice of family members.

c.
don't judge others unless you want to be judged yourself.

d.
those who give much advice to others should take some for themselves.

8. what theme does duke orsino's behavior in the play to show and reinforce?

a.
true love takes a long time to develop and grow.

b.
true love often grows out of conflict with another person.

c.
true love is so powerful that it can be overwhelming.

d.
true love causes people to behave logically and rationally.

9. which best describes how shakespeare uses music in twelfth night?

a.
to prevent characters from speaking to one another

b.
to influence the characters' and the audience's mood

c.
to invite the audience to join the action of the play

d.
to reference other famous plays that shakespeare wrote

and you s much < 3< 3

btw: this is for 40 points. < 3