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