 - 1. In what year was 'Twelfth Night' first performed publicly?
A) 1601 B) 1599 C) 1603 D) 1602
- 2. Who is Viola disguised as in the play?
A) Sebastian B) Olivia C) 'Cesario' D) Orsino
- 3. Which character falls in love with 'Cesario'?
A) Malvolio B) Countess Olivia C) Duke Orsino D) Sir Toby Belch
- 4. What is the name of Viola's twin brother?
A) Cesario B) Antonio C) Sebastian D) Orsino
- 5. Who rescues Sebastian after he is shipwrecked?
A) Antonio B) Malvolio C) Feste D) Sir Toby Belch
- 6. What color stockings does Malvolio wear to show Olivia his feelings?
A) Blue B) Red C) Green D) Yellow
- 7. Who is the pompous steward of Countess Olivia?
A) Feste B) Fabian C) Malvolio D) Sir Andrew Aguecheek
- 8. Which character challenges 'Cesario' to a duel?
A) Sir Andrew Aguecheek B) Malvolio C) Orsino D) Sebastian
- 9. What is the setting of 'Twelfth Night'?
A) Rome B) Illyria C) Venice D) Florence
- 10. Who wrote 'Twelfth Night, or What You Will'?
A) William Shakespeare B) Thomas Kyd C) Christopher Marlowe D) Ben Jonson
- 11. Which character is known for saying 'Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?'?
A) Feste B) Sir Toby Belch C) Orsino D) Malvolio
- 12. What is the main theme explored through Viola's disguise as 'Cesario'?
A) Revenge B) Love at first sight C) Political intrigue D) Gender identity and sexual attraction
- 13. Who suggests taking revenge on Malvolio by convincing him Olivia loves him?
A) Orsino B) Maria C) Feste D) Sir Toby Belch
- 14. What is the name of the pub Antonio recommends to Sebastian in Illyria?
A) The Swan B) The Rose C) The Elephant D) The Boar's Head
- 15. Who plays both parts in the play for Malvolio's benefit, alternating between Sir Topas and himself?
A) Maria B) Sir Toby Belch C) Feste D) Fabian
- 16. In which season is 'Twelfth Night' believed to have been written?
A) The Christmas season B) The autumn season C) The summer season D) The spring season
- 17. What does Maria do to make Malvolio believe Olivia is in love with him?
A) She forges a love letter in Olivia's handwriting B) She arranges a meeting with Olivia C) She tells him directly D) She writes a song about him
- 18. What does Malvolio believe about Olivia's feelings towards him?
A) That she dislikes him B) That she is his enemy C) That she is secretly in love with him D) That she is indifferent to him
- 19. Who does Viola marry at the end of the play?
A) Malvolio B) Sir Toby Belch C) Duke Orsino D) Sebastian
- 20. What is the relationship between Viola and Sebastian?
A) Friends B) Twins C) Cousins D) Siblings
- 21. What does Feste do at the end of the play?
A) Dances B) Marries Maria C) Sings a song D) Leaves the country
- 22. What does Orsino do when he learns of Viola's true identity?
A) Becomes angry B) Proposes to her C) Flees the country D) Rejects her
- 23. What is the name of the play?
A) The Tempest B) Much Ado About Nothing C) As You Like It D) Twelfth Night
- 24. Who is the Duke of Illyria?
A) Sebastian B) Antonio C) Malvolio D) Orsino
- 25. What does Olivia vow to do before accepting love or marriage?
A) Marry Orsino B) Leave Illyria C) Wait seven years D) Become a nun
- 26. What does Malvolio swear at the end of the play?
A) Joy B) Silence C) Forgiveness D) Revenge on his tormentors
- 27. Who confesses the plot against Malvolio at the end of the play?
A) Sir Andrew Aguecheek B) Feste C) Fabian D) Sir Toby Belch
- 28. Which city-state in Illyria has been proposed as the setting for Twelfth Night?
A) Venice B) Republic of Ragusa (Dubrovnik) C) Florence D) Rome
- 29. Which Roman comedy is suggested to have inspired Illyria's setting?
A) The Comedy of Errors B) Pseudolus C) Amphitryon D) Menaechmi
- 30. In which Shakespeare play is Illyria mentioned as a site of pirates?
A) Henry VI, Part 2 B) Othello C) The Tempest D) The Merchant of Venice
- 31. Who described the first recorded public performance of Twelfth Night?
A) John Manningham B) Ben Jonson C) William Shakespeare D) Christopher Marlowe
- 32. What is the typical cry of 16th-century London boatmen mentioned by Viola?
A) Avast, ye landlubbers! B) Westward ho! C) All hands on deck! D) Hoist the sails!
- 33. Who does Viola pretend to be in Twelfth Night?
A) Sebastian B) Malvolio C) Orsino D) Cesario
- 34. Which Shakespearean heroine also uses cross-dressing to achieve her goals?
A) Ophelia B) Rosalind C) Desdemona D) Juliet
- 35. In which play does Rosalind use cross-dressing?
A) As You Like It B) Much Ado About Nothing C) The Tempest D) The Winter's Tale
- 36. Which character in Twelfth Night serves as Orsino's confidant?
A) Malvolio B) Viola (as Cesario) C) Feste D) Sir Toby Belch
- 37. What scientific theory prevalent during Shakespeare's era is reflected in Twelfth Night?
A) Females are imperfect males B) Females are superior to males C) Females are more rational than males D) Males and females are completely distinct
- 38. What is the role of 'Time' in Twelfth Night according to the text?
A) Untangles the plot B) Introduces new characters C) Resolves conflicts D) Creates confusion
- 39. Which character in Twelfth Night does not use their disguise to intervene directly in the plot?
A) Viola B) Feste C) Sir Toby Belch D) Malvolio
- 40. What does Viola's cross-dressing enable her to do?
A) Fulfil usually male roles B) Become a pirate C) Become a fool D) Become a noblewoman
- 41. What is the Elizabethan term for 'actor' that Olivia uses when she first meets 'Cesario'?
A) theatergoer B) comedian C) stagehand D) playwright
- 42. In which act and scene does Feste play both parts in the 'play' for Malvolio's benefit?
A) Act III, Scene iv B) Act I, Scene v C) Act IV, Scene ii D) Act V, Scene i
- 43. What does Feste liken himself to at the end of his performance for Malvolio?
A) a court fool B) a playwright C) the old Vice D) a modern jester
- 44. Which English folk tradition influences can be seen in Feste's songs and dialogue?
A) French farces B) English Morality plays C) Roman comedies D) Greek tragedies
- 45. Which Italian play is 'Twelfth Night' most similar to, according to Manningham?
A) The Tempest B) Othello C) Romeo and Juliet D) Inganni
- 46. Which actor played Sir Toby in Davenant's adaptation?
A) Thomas Betterton B) Ralph Richardson C) John Gielgud D) Maurice Evans
- 47. What did Samuel Pepys think of 'Twelfth Night'?
A) a tragedy B) a silly play C) a masterpiece D) a comedy
- 48. In what year was the original Shakespearean text of 'Twelfth Night' revived?
A) 1661 B) 1741 C) 1820 D) 1703
- 49. Who directed a notable production of 'Twelfth Night' in 1912?
A) John Barton B) Harley Granville-Barker C) Lilian Baylis D) Liviu Ciulei
- 50. Which actress played Viola in the 1955 Old Vic production?
A) Beatrix Lehmann B) Vivien Leigh C) Peggy Ashcroft D) Diana Rigg
- 51. Who played Malvolio in the 2012 Globe production?
A) Ian Holm B) Stephen Fry C) Richard Cordery D) Simon Russell Beale
- 52. Which production changed Malvolio's gender to Malvolia?
A) 2017 Royal Shakespeare Company production B) 2017 Royal National Theatre production C) 1916 Old Vic production D) 2012 Globe production
- 53. Who played Malvolia in the 2017 Royal National Theatre production?
A) Kara Tointon B) Dinita Gohil C) Adrian Edmondson D) Tamsin Greig
- 54. What setting did the 2022 Old Fruit Jar Productions' 'Twelfth Night' use?
A) Victorian London B) Shakespeare's Globe C) Elizabethan stately homes D) 1980s-inspired Benidorm bars
- 55. In which year did the Public Theatre premiere a musical adaptation of 'Twelfth Night' with original music by Shaina Taub?
A) 1997 B) 2002 C) 2018 D) 2005
- 56. Which Disney Channel Original Movie sets 'Twelfth Night' in the world of motocross racing?
A) Wicker Park B) She's the Man C) Twelfth Night, Or What You Will D) Motocrossed
- 57. In 'She's the Man', what sport is central to the story?
A) Motocross B) Basketball C) Soccer D) Baseball
- 58. Who directed the 2018 adaptation of 'Twelfth Night' set in the 21st century?
A) Shaina Taub B) Adam Smethurst C) Lisa Gottlieb D) Trevor Nunn
- 59. In 'Wicker Park', which character plays Viola in an amateur production of 'Twelfth Night'?
A) Feste (played by Ben Kingsley) B) Viola (played by Imogen Stubbs) C) Olivia (played by Helena Bonham Carter) D) Alex (played by Rose Byrne)
- 60. Which play by the Takarazuka Revue added commentary on gender roles and was performed by an all-female cast?
A) Twelfth Night B) Epiphany C) A Comedy of Heirors, or The Imposters D) Malvolio's Revenge
- 61. In 'Just One of the Guys', what modern setting is used for the adaptation of 'Twelfth Night'?
A) A modern high school B) A prep school named Illyria C) A motocross racing world D) A 19th-century setting
- 62. Who played both Viola and Sebastian in the 2018 film adaptation of 'Twelfth Night'?
A) Sheila Atim B) Gwyneth Paltrow C) Imogen Stubbs D) Rose Byrne
- 63. Which 2006 film updates 'Twelfth Night' as a contemporary teenage comedy?
A) Twelfth Night, Or What You Will B) She's the Man C) Motocrossed D) Wicker Park
- 64. In 'Shakespeare in Love', what is the name of the play that Shakespeare is asked to write for the Twelfth Night holiday?
A) A romance B) A history C) A comedy D) A tragedy
- 65. Who directed the 1996 film adaptation of 'Twelfth Night'?
A) Trevor Nunn B) Lisa Gottlieb C) Adam Smethurst D) Shaina Taub
- 66. In 'Twelfth Night, Or What You Will', who played the role of Olivia?
A) Gwyneth Paltrow B) Rose Byrne C) Imogen Stubbs D) Helena Bonham Carter
- 67. Who played Feste in the 1996 film adaptation of 'Twelfth Night'?
A) Mel Smith B) Ben Kingsley C) Nigel Hawthorne D) Richard E. Grant
- 68. Which 2004 film features a character playing Viola in an amateur production of 'Twelfth Night'?
A) She's the Man B) Wicker Park C) Motocrossed D) Twelfth Night, Or What You Will
- 69. Who directed the 1939 television adaptation of 'Twelfth Night'?
A) Michel Saint-Denis B) John Sichel C) Nicholas Hytner D) George More O'Ferrall
- 70. Which actress played Viola in the 1969 UK television adaptation of 'Twelfth Night'?
A) Parminder Nagra B) Joan Plowright C) Martha Henry D) Felicity Kendal
- 71. In which year did the BBC Television Shakespeare series adapt 'Twelfth Night'?
A) 1980 B) 1981 C) 1979 D) 1969
- 72. Who starred as Malvolio in the 1964 Canadian TV version of 'Twelfth Night'?
A) Alec Guinness B) Philip Bosco C) David Troughton D) Not specified
- 73. Which future Oscar-winner starred as Viola in the 1939 television production of 'Twelfth Night'?
A) Peggy Ashcroft B) Helen Hunt C) Greer Garson D) Felicity Kendal
- 74. Who directed the 1998 PBS Live From Lincoln Center broadcast of 'Twelfth Night'?
A) George McCowan B) Nicholas Hytner C) Tim Supple D) John Sichel
- 75. In the 1988 adaptation of 'Twelfth Night', who played Viola?
A) Felicity Kendal B) Helen Hunt C) Parminder Nagra D) Frances Barber
- 76. Which actor played Sir Toby Belch in the 1969 UK television adaptation of 'Twelfth Night'?
A) Brian Murray B) Ralph Richardson C) Robert Hardy D) George Devine
- 77. Who directed the 2003 tele-movie adaptation of 'Twelfth Night'?
A) John Dexter B) Michel Saint-Denis C) Kenneth Branagh D) Tim Supple
- 78. Which actress played Olivia in the 1980 BBC Television Shakespeare series adaptation of 'Twelfth Night'?
A) Frances Hyland B) Kyra Sedgwick C) Rosemary Harris D) Sinéad Cusack
- 79. Who played Malvolio in the 1957 NBC Hallmark Hall of Fame adaptation of 'Twelfth Night'?
A) Alec Guinness B) Philip Bosco C) Alec McCowen D) Maurice Evans
- 80. In the 1988 Thames Television adaptation of 'Twelfth Night', who played Malvolio?
A) Robert Hardy B) Alec Guinness C) David Troughton D) Richard Briers
- 81. Which actress played Viola in the 2003 tele-movie adaptation of 'Twelfth Night'?
A) Martha Henry B) Felicity Kendal C) Parminder Nagra D) Helen Hunt
- 82. Who played Sir Toby Belch in the 1980 BBC Television Shakespeare series adaptation of 'Twelfth Night'?
A) Robert Hardy B) George Devine C) Ralph Richardson D) Brian Murray
- 83. In the 1998 PBS broadcast of 'Twelfth Night', who played Orsino?
A) Brian Murray B) Philip Bosco C) Chiwetel Ejiofor D) Paul Rudd
- 84. Which future Oscar-winner played Sir Toby Belch in the 1939 television production of 'Twelfth Night'?
A) Ralph Richardson B) George Devine C) Robert Hardy D) Brian Murray
- 85. Who directed the 1964 Canadian TV version of 'Twelfth Night'?
A) John Sichel B) George McCowan C) Tim Supple D) Michel Saint-Denis
- 86. In the 1980 BBC Television Shakespeare series adaptation, who played Malvolio?
A) Philip Bosco B) Alec Guinness C) David Troughton D) Alec McCowen
- 87. In the 2003 tele-movie adaptation of 'Twelfth Night', who played Orsino?
A) Paul Rudd B) Brian Murray C) Philip Bosco D) Chiwetel Ejiofor
- 88. Who was the first person to broadcast a complete Shakespeare play on British radio?
A) Orson Welles B) Gerald Lawrence C) Cathleen Nesbitt D) Tallulah Bankhead
- 89. Who directed the 2012 BBC Radio 3 adaptation of Twelfth Night?
A) Cathleen Nesbitt B) Sally Avens C) Orson Welles D) Gerald Lawrence
- 90. Which composer set 'O Mistress Mine' to music in 1903?
A) Arthur Sullivan B) Percy Grainger C) Hubert Parry D) Thomas Morley
- 91. Who composed the opera 'Viola' based on Twelfth Night?
A) Ivan Jirko B) Bedřich Smetana C) Karel Weis D) Edward Lambert
- 92. Which composer set 'Come Away, Come Away, Death' to music in 1860?
A) Johannes Brahms B) Erich Korngold C) Gerald Finzi D) Roger Quilter
- 93. In which year was Engelbert Humperdinck's stage music based on Twelfth Night composed?
A) 1888 B) 1907 C) 1989 D) 1943
- 94. Who played Malvolio in a 1938 Mercury Theater Company production?
A) Gerald Lawrence B) Tallulah Bankhead C) Cathleen Nesbitt D) Orson Welles
- 95. Which composer set 'Hey, Robin' to music as part of the Narrenlieder, Op. 29?
A) Jean Sibelius B) Roger Quilter C) Erich Korngold D) Gerald Finzi
- 96. Who played Viola in the 1993 BBC Radio 3 adaptation of Twelfth Night?
A) Eve Matheson B) Naomi Frederick C) Tallulah Bankhead D) Wendy Murray
- 97. Who played Orsino in the 1998 BBC Radio 3 adaptation of Twelfth Night?
A) Alec McCowen B) Orson Welles C) Michael Maloney D) Paul Ready
- 98. Who played Sir Toby Belch in the 2012 BBC Radio 3 adaptation of Twelfth Night?
A) Joss Ackland B) Norman Rodway C) Andrew Sachs D) Ron Cook
- 99. Which composer set 'O Mistress Mine' to music in 1897?
A) Hubert Parry B) Arthur Sullivan C) Amy Beach D) Thomas Morley
- 100. Who played Viola in the 2012 BBC Radio 3 adaptation of Twelfth Night?
A) Wendy Murray B) Naomi Frederick C) Tallulah Bankhead D) Eve Matheson
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