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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 do the stage directions describe as the setting for Act III Scene III?

2. What costuming items does Maria give Feste to wear in Act IV Scene II?

3. Maria tells Feste to assume what name in his costume in Act IV Scene II?

4. Where is the old hermit from that Feste cites in Act IV Scene II?

5. In Act III Scene I, Olivia says “how much the better to fall before the lion than the” what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Feste illustrate the theme of disguise in Act IV Scene II?

2. How does the character of Feste differ from all of the other main characters in the play? Who is offended by Feste’s observations?

3. How is Viola/Cesario saved from the duel in Act III Scene IV?

4. How might Malvolio’s treatment in Act IV be perceived differently when viewing the play as opposed to reading it?

5. How does Sir Andrew Aguecheek’s character contribute to the tone of Twelfth Night?

6. How does the character of Feste contribute to the tone of Twelfth Night? What is the significance of Feste’s name?

7. What does Olivia declare in Act III Scene I? How does Viola/Cesario respond?

8. Describe the character of Feste in the play. What is Feste’s role in Olivia’s household?

9. What happens in the conclusion of Act IV? How does Sebastian feel about his situation?

10. What character flaw might be blamed for Malvolio’s circumstances in Act IV?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define conflict in drama and literature and analyze the conflicts presented in the first two acts of Twelfth Night. What initial conflict does Viola face? How does this conflict complicate itself? How does Viola hope to overcome the conflict she faces?

Essay Topic 2

Define, discuss, and analyze the subplot which develops in Act II Scene III. How does this subplot relate to the main plot of the narrative? What is the purpose of a subplot? How common were the use of subplots within Shakespeare’s works?

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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