This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 15 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The priest who secretly married the protagonists of Romeo and Juliet is: A) Fray Luis. B) Friar Juan. C) Fray Lorenzo. D) Friar Jerome. E) Friar Vincent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fray Lorenzo. 2. Supposedly, he was born on the ..... A) 23 of April 1564. B) 23 of April 1654. C) 26 of April 1564. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 23 of April 1564. 3. Bad luck A) Tragedy. B) Comedy. C) Debt. D) Misfortune. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Misfortune. 4. He ..... in 1616 A) Dyed. B) Died. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Died. 5. William Shakespeare wrote ..... A) Tragedies and poems called sonnets. B) Tragedies, historical works and poems called sonnets. C) Tragedies, comedies, historical works and poems called sonnets. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tragedies, comedies, historical works and poems called sonnets. 6. The play Hamlet was named after ..... A) Shakespeare's father William Hamlet. B) Shakespeare's daughter Hamletta. C) Shakespeare's brother Hamlet. D) Shakespeare's son Hamnet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shakespeare's son Hamnet. 7. To whom were the first 126 sonnets written by Shakespeare addressed? A) Cupid. B) Venus. C) A dark lady. D) A fair youth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A fair youth. 8. In what church was Shakespeare baptized and buried? A) St. Thomas Cathedral. B) Our Lady. C) Holy Trinity Church. D) Our Holy Redeemer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Holy Trinity Church. 9. Who is known as 'Bard of Avon'? A) William Wordsworth. B) William Shakespeare. C) Alfred Lord Tennyson. D) John Keats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) William Shakespeare. 10. Shakespeare's wife was ..... her husband. A) Rather older than. B) Much younger than. C) The same age with. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rather older than. 11. Grace: ..... our English class is very boring.Jimmy:I think so. Our teacher should use more English games to make it fun. A) I agree. B) I think. C) I disagree. D) I am sure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I think. 12. What do historians refer to Shakespeare's life with no records? A) The Great years. B) The Lost years. C) The Last years. D) The Ghost years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Lost years. 13. True or false?Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18 A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Why is there a simile at the beginning of the sonnet A) The woman likes similes. B) This is a love poem. C) Shakespeare likes similes. D) It mocks love poems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It mocks love poems. 15. What is the name of the theater where Shakespeare's plays were performed? A) The Swan. B) The Hope. C) The Rose. D) The Globe Theater. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Globe Theater. 16. Why is "Romeo and Juliet" considered a tragedy? A) It features historical Kings and Queens. B) It features a happy ending and a wedding. C) It features character deaths and unfortunate endings. D) It features magic and supernatural events. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It features character deaths and unfortunate endings. 17. How many years ago did he write? A) 100 years. B) 200 years. C) 300 years. D) 400 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 400 years. 18. He first recorded reference to Shakespeare, written by theatre critic ..... in 1592. A) John Weever. B) Robert Greene. C) Leo Tolstoy. D) Flight johnson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert Greene. 19. The author believes that a big vocabulary ..... A) Doesn't always positively contribute to a written work. B) Shows readers that the writer is educated. C) Can come across as pretentious to the readers. D) Is more important in oral storytelling than in writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doesn't always positively contribute to a written work. 20. Where did William Shakespeare live? A) The Netherlands. B) Germany. C) England. D) The United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) England. ← 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