This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 18 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many sonets did he write? A) He wrote 300 sonnets. B) He wrote 154 sonnets. C) He wrote 54 sonnets. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wrote 154 sonnets. 2. In which year did Shakespeare first become a published poet? A) 1591. B) 1592. C) 1593. D) 1594. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1593. 3. Shakespeare's plays are mostly about love stories. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 4. What does "to play tricks" mean? A) To do or say something to someone that you thing is funny to make them feel embarassed. B) To fight someone. C) To play with toys. D) To play cards. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To do or say something to someone that you thing is funny to make them feel embarassed. 5. Fill in the blank: ..... , Comedies, Love and Drama, Fantasy, and History were the styles of Shakespeare's writings. A) Stories. B) Tragedies. C) History. D) Songs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tragedies. 6. -How many children did William Shakespeare have? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 7. Which stage of life is described as sighing like furnace and making woeful ballads? A) Soldier. B) Infant. C) Schoolboy. D) Lover. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lover. 8. Who does Romeo fight before entering the mausoleum where Juliet lies? A) With Lord Capulet. B) With the Capulets' servants. C) With Count Paris. D) With the spirit of Tybalt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With Count Paris. 9. Who were the original actors that performed the roles in Shakespeare's plays? A) All men or boys, even the female roles. B) A mix of men and women depending on the role. C) Acrobats and other circus people. D) All women and girls, even the male roles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All men or boys, even the female roles. 10. According to the video, during Shakespeare's time his city only had about ..... houses. A) 200. B) 300. C) 400. D) 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 200. 11. Where did William Shakespeare receive his education? A) King's School at Stratford. B) Oxford University. C) Cambridge University. D) He didn't receive formal education. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) King's School at Stratford. 12. Which of these plays was written by Shakespeare? A) Hamlet. B) A Midsummer Night's Dream. C) Othello. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 13. A person who writes a play is called a(n) ..... A) Author. B) Narrator. C) Playwright. D) Protagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playwright. 14. Which of the following jobs did Shakespeare's father do? A) Actor. B) Glovemaker. C) Pastor. D) Farrier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glovemaker. 15. Most of the comedies are romantic fantasies A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. How does Romeo and Juliet end? A) They elope to consolidate their love. B) Both characters die. C) They become happy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both characters die. 17. The vengeful Oberon wets the queen's eyelids with the magic filter. When he wakes up, the first thing he sees is A) Bottom, who has turned into a donkey. B) Hippolytus, who has come from Athens to look for the queen of the Fairies. C) Lisandro, who has been turned into a donkey by the Duende. D) Demetrio, who has been turned into a donkey by the Goblin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bottom, who has turned into a donkey. 18. One of these is a famous play written by Shakespeare: A) The bet. B) Romeo and Juliet. C) Uncle Vanya. D) Cherry Orchard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Romeo and Juliet. 19. Which is NOT TRUE about his literary legacy? A) He never wrote comedies. B) He wrote historical dramas. C) He wrote no fewer than 10 tragedies. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He never wrote comedies. 20. Where were William Shakespeare born? A) Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. B) Stratford-below-Avon, Warwickshire, England. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, 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