This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 14 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. His books are full of quotations. A) True. B) False. C) We don't know. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. When the theatres closed, Shakespeare A) Wrote plays. B) Wrote songs. C) Wrote poems. D) Started a theatre group. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wrote poems. 3. What is a Shakespearean sonnet? A) A 14 line poem divided into 2 subgroups:an octave and a sestet. B) A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter. C) A 14 line poem written in dynamic pentameter. D) A 14 line poem with no rhyme scheme . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter. 4. In which Act does Lady Macbeth make her first appearance? A) Act 1. B) Act 2. C) Act 3. D) Please, no more questions!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Act 1. 5. What nationality is he? A) Finnish. B) British. C) Estonia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) British. 6. In which year did England defeat the Spanish Armada? A) 1588. B) 1600. C) 1550. D) 1620. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1588. 7. If Shakespeare didn't have a word to express what he wanted to say, he ..... A) Made up a new one!. B) Googled it. C) Consulted the only dictionary in town. D) Asked his wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Made up a new one!. 8. The two lovers live in ..... A) Verona. B) Cevilla. C) Calama. D) Greece. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verona. 9. Which of the following is NOT one of Shakespeare's earliest works? A) Venus and Adonis. B) Two Gentlement of Verona. C) Henry VI. D) The Two Noble Kinsmen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Two Noble Kinsmen. 10. "Let my blood thicken, let the way be closed to any remorse so that no natural scruples shake my fierce purpose or come between it and its execution!" Who pronounces these words? A) Lady Macbeth. B) Lady Macduff. C) Macbeth. D) Malcolm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lady Macbeth. 11. Shakespeare's plays were ..... A) Romances and tragedies. B) Of adventures and tragedy with sad endings. C) All very funny. D) Comedies to make you laugh, tragedies with sad endings, and plays about the history of England. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comedies to make you laugh, tragedies with sad endings, and plays about the history of England. 12. Henry V, Part 1 A) Comedy. B) History. C) Tragedy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) History. 13. Has father was a ..... A) Doctor. B) Teacher. C) Glovemaker. D) Actor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glovemaker. 14. What theme is explored in 'Julius Caesar'? A) Adventure. B) Amore. C) Religion. D) Politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Politics. 15. Why is Shakespeare considered the most important author of modern dramaturgy? A) Because he writes in cultured English. B) Because he knows how to describe the emotions of the human soul in a profound and poetic way. C) Because his works became famous. D) Because he was a very cultured man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because he knows how to describe the emotions of the human soul in a profound and poetic way. 16. Shakespeare was 18 years old when he married Anne Hathaway and they had 2 children. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. How long did it take members of Shakespeare's company to build the Globe? A) 37. B) 154. C) 28. D) 42. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 28. 18. Shakespeare left school when he was 16. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. How many children did William Shakespeare had? A) 3. B) 7. C) 5. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 20. Which of these is not a play by William Shakespeare? A) Romeo and Juliet. B) Hamlet. C) Master Harold And the Boys. D) Comedy of Errors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Master Harold And the Boys. ← 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