William Shakespeare Quiz 11 (20 MCQs)

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1. When was Skakespeare born?

Correct Answer: C) 1564.

2. Which monarch reigned for most of Shakespeare's life?

Correct Answer: B) Queen Elizabeth I.

3. Shakespeare died at the age of .....

Correct Answer: A) 52.

4. A story/play that ends UNHAPPILY

Correct Answer: B) Tragedy.

5. In which year did Shakespeare's company buy the Globe theater?

Correct Answer: B) 1599.

6. The dramatic climax, or turning point, in The Tragedy of Hamlet occurs when-

Correct Answer: C) Hamlet finally commits himself to seek bloody revenge.

7. Which play is not attributed to William Shakespeare?

Correct Answer: D) Pride and Prejudice.

8. Who delivers the famous soliloquy in Act V, scene i, giving up magic?

Correct Answer: C) Prospero.

9. We do not know the true spelling of William Shakespeare's name

Correct Answer: A) True.

10. The cousin goes in search of him and finds a sad Romeo madly in love with Rosalina, a girl who does not reciprocate his feelings.

Correct Answer: B) TRUE.

11. Shakespeare is a father of ..... kids.

Correct Answer: B) 3.

12. Where do Hermia and Lysander decide to escape from?

Correct Answer: C) Athens.

13. Richard III?

Correct Answer: B) History.

14. William's mother, Mary, came from this wealthy family:

Correct Answer: A) Arden.

15. In what century was William Shakespeare active as a playwright?

Correct Answer: C) 16th century and 17th century.

16. He married at the age of 19

Correct Answer: B) False.

17. What was the name of Shakespeare's theater in London?

Correct Answer: A) The Globe Theatre.

18. What was his father's job?

Correct Answer: A) He was a glove maker.

19. Form Term:a reference to another work of art or literature

Correct Answer: C) Allusion.

20. Shakespeare

Correct Answer: B) He married very young and had three children.