This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 12 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why was William Shakespeare called the Bard? A) Because he wrote screenplays for movies. B) Because he sang in concerts. C) Because he was a poet, playwright, and actor. D) Because he had a long beard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because he was a poet, playwright, and actor. 2. Do not deny him that you love me. A) William. B) Taylor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) William. 3. The definition below describes a (n) ..... "A type of poem that consists of 14 lines and follows a specific rhyme scheme." A) Sonnet. B) Epic. C) Haiku. D) Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sonnet. 4. When was the tragedy 'Hamlet' written? A) 1605. B) 1599. C) 1585. D) 1590. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1599. 5. At the end of the play, xx, led by xx, invades Scotland. A) England-Malcolm. B) Ireland-Donalbain. C) Inglaterra-Macduff. D) Norway-Sweno. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) England-Malcolm. 6. Which book did Orhan Veli and his friends publish that gave rise to the weird movement? A) Romeo ve Juliet. B) Curry. C) A book of poems called Garip. D) Nasreddin Hodja stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A book of poems called Garip. 7. What is hapax legomenon? A) A word or expression typical of a given author. B) A word or expression that appears only once in a document or work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A word or expression that appears only once in a document or work. 8. In 1593, many theaters closed because ..... A) They opened a cinema. B) The plague came, a great plague that killed many people. C) It was very hot and they couldn't perform. D) No one was there. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The plague came, a great plague that killed many people. 9. Which house is Romeo from? A) Montesco. B) Capulet. C) None. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Montesco. 10. William's wife was ..... years older that he was. A) 3. B) 5. C) 8. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8. 11. Were theatre performances popular among people? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 12. How does the metaphor of music in stanza 3 impact on your understanding of the poem? A) Whereas most sonnets use elevated language about love and to idealise woman, Shakespeare writes that although music is easier to listen to. He does sincerely "love" to hear his mistress speak. B) Shakespeare writes that this woman is not perfect and he would rather listen to something more melodic than her babble. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whereas most sonnets use elevated language about love and to idealise woman, Shakespeare writes that although music is easier to listen to. He does sincerely "love" to hear his mistress speak. 13. How were his plays written? A) In a rhyme. B) 15 lines. C) Iambic pentameter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iambic pentameter. 14. The stories told in most of Shakespeare's plays are not original. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. What was William Shakespeare's first play performed? A) Othello. B) Hamlet. C) Henry VI. D) The Lear King. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Henry VI. 16. A Midsummer Night's Dream? A) Comedy. B) History. C) Tragedy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comedy. 17. In which play did Shakespeare describe 'The Seven Ages of Man'? A) Romeo and Juliet. B) Macbeth. C) As You Like It. D) Hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As You Like It. 18. During his lifetime Shakespeare wrote more than ..... works, including ..... , plays and materials now considered lost A) 39-movies. B) 40-soap operas. C) 40-series. D) 40-poems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 40-poems. 19. Why did Macbeth so desire to come to power? A) For the dream he had in his childhood. B) Because he was heir to the throne. C) Because he had promised his beloved. D) By the prophecy given by the witches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By the prophecy given by the witches. 20. The tragedy Romeo and Juliet is set in: A) Venice. B) Milan. C) Rome. D) Verona. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verona. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuthors QuizzesWilliam Shakespeare Quiz 1William Shakespeare Quiz 2William Shakespeare Quiz 3William Shakespeare Quiz 4William Shakespeare Quiz 5William Shakespeare Quiz 6William Shakespeare Quiz 7William Shakespeare Quiz 8William Shakespeare Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books