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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 for Act I Scene V?

2. Orsino states in Act I Scene I, “If music be the food of ___, play on…”

3. Sebastian states in Act II Scene I that his “determinate voyage is mere” what?

4. With whom is Sir Toby Belch speaking in the opening of Act II Scene V?

5. Orsino describes music as a “sweet sound, that breathes upon a bank of ______” in Act I Scene I?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. With whom is Orsino preoccupied in Act I Scene I? How does this preoccupation manifest in his character?

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

5. What is Malvolio’s response to the letter found in Act II?

6. Where is Viola when she is first introduced in Act I Scene II? What has just taken place?

7. Describe the character of Maria. What is Maria’s role in Olivia’s household?

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

9. What is Orsino’s station in Illyria? What news does he receive in the beginning of Act I Scene I?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and analyze the theme of language and wordplay in Twelfth Night. How is this theme exemplified by Maria, Sir Toby Belch, and Sir Andrew Aguecheek? How does Feste illustrate this theme? How is subtext related to the theme and what characters engage in using subtext?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the setting of Illyria and the attributes of this setting. How populous was Illyria during this time? How were governments set up? Who rules over Illyria in the play? In what season does the play open?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship in Twelfth Night

a. Discuss the theme of friendship in the play. Through what characters does Shakespeare develop this theme? How is friendship defined in the play?

b. Compare and contrast friendship and romance in Twelfth Night. Which of these concepts is of the greatest importance to the main characters? Why?

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