Lesson 1.1.5
1.1.5 Twelfth Night Quiz: Pearson Edexcel English Literature, Unit 1
20 questions
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Lesson 1.1.5, Twelfth Night: 20 multiple choice questions for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature (1ET0), Unit 1: Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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Where is Twelfth Night set?
- Messina
- Venice
- Verona
- Illyria
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What name does Viola take when she disguises herself as a man?
- Sebastian
- Cesario
- Balthazar
- Fabian
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What vow does Olivia make at the start of Twelfth Night?
- Never wed royalty
- Fast forty days
- Mourn seven years
- Abjure all music
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Who is Olivia's pompous steward who is tricked by a forged letter?
- Feste
- Malvolio
- Fabian
- Sir Toby Belch
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Who is Olivia's witty fool who sings and comments on folly?
- Fabian
- Feste
- Sebastian
- Antonio
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Who is Viola's twin brother, whom she believes drowned?
- Antonio
- Fabian
- Valentine
- Sebastian
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Who opens the play with 'If music be the food of love, play on'?
- Orsino
- Olivia
- Feste
- Malvolio
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What Christian festival does the title Twelfth Night reference?
- Easter Sunday
- Christmas Day
- All Saints Day
- Epiphany
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In the forged letter, what does Malvolio get told to wear?
- Red velvet cloaks
- White silk gloves
- Black leather boots
- Yellow stockings
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Whom does Viola serve in disguise in Twelfth Night?
- Sir Toby
- Sebastian
- Countess Olivia
- Duke Orsino
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Why does Olivia fall in love with the messenger Cesario?
- Wealthy estate
- Youthful wit
- Military rank
- Royal status
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What trick does Sir Toby play involving Sir Andrew and Cesario?
- A stolen purse
- A fake duel
- A forced marriage
- A mock trial
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Why is Antonio arrested when he arrives in Illyria?
- Stolen ducats
- Illegal trading
- Mocking Orsino
- Past naval battles
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Whom does Olivia finally marry?
- Sebastian
- Feste
- Antonio
- Orsino
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What major theme is expressed in Feste's final song about life?
- Royal ambition
- Religious duty
- Passing of youth
- Naval conquest
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What emotion does Malvolio's final threat of revenge reveal?
- Joyful relief
- Forgiving peace
- Genuine remorse
- Bitter resentment
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What dramatic device is driven by the twins' near-identical resemblance?
- Political coup
- Supernatural ghost
- Mistaken identity
- Tragic murder
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How does Shakespeare present gender and identity in the play?
- Performed construct
- Fixed biology
- Divine decree
- Unalterable law
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Which Elizabethan stage convention doubles the theme of disguise?
- No props
- Open-air roof
- Masked balls
- Boy actors
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Who best embodies the festive misrule of the play?
- Viola
- Sir Toby Belch
- Orsino
- Antonio
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