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