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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of Act II Scene IV?

2. Who invites Orsino to go hunt in Act I Scene I?

3. Valentine informs Orsino that Olivia will be observing a period of mourning for how many years in Act I?

4. What is the setting for Act I Scene V?

5. Sebastian tells his friend and savior that he is bound for whose court in Act II Scene I?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Olivia receive Viola/Cesario when she arrives at Olivia’s house in Act I Scene V?

2. Who originates the idea of the prank on Malvolio in Act II? Why?

3. What do Orsino and Viola/Cesario discuss in Act II Scene IV?

4. Describe Antonio’s relationship with Sebastian. How is this relationship illustrated in Act II?

5. Describe the character of Sebastian. Who is Sebastian’s sister? How frequently does Sebastian appear in the play?

6. How does Olivia feel about Orsino in Act I? How are these feelings illustrated?

7. How is Malvolio’s character perceived by Fabian, Sir Toby Belch, and Feste?

8. What is indicated by Orsino’s use of language in the play?

9. How are Sir Toby Belch’s feelings for Maria illustrated in the play?

10. Describe the character of Malvolio. What is Malvolio’s role in Olivia’s household? How does Olivia feel about him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the characters of Viola and the Captain in Act I. Where has Viola come from when she is first introduced in the play? Who saved her and how? What does Viola believe has happened to her brother?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the staging of Twelfth Night during Shakespeare’s lifetime as discussed in the Introduction. How would set changes have taken place? How was the audience arranged in relation to the actors on Shakespeare’s stage? When was the play first performed? At what venue?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Malvolio in the play. How does Malvolio relate to and contribute to the play’s main themes? What does Malvolio symbolize in the context of the play? How do the other characters relate to Malvolio?

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