William Shakespeare Quiz 19 (20 MCQs)

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1. According to the reading, how many acts are there in a man's life?

Correct Answer: C) Seven.

2. What was the name of Shakespeare's theater?

Correct Answer: B) Globe.

3. What theme is most central to "King Lear" ?

Correct Answer: B) The consequences of deception.

4. He wrote Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet

Correct Answer: A) True.

5. At what age did Shakespeare get married?

Correct Answer: D) 18.

6. Attention, spoilers! How does Romeo take his own life?

Correct Answer: C) Drink a bottle of poison.

7. How many words did William Shakespeare introduce into the English language?

Correct Answer: A) 1700.

8. Only boys and men played the roles in his plays.

Correct Answer: A) True.

9. Shakespeare married .....

Correct Answer: B) Anne Hathaway.

10. Actors in the Elizabethan era were .....

Correct Answer: A) Men only.

11. Che mestieri ha praticato Shakespeare:

Correct Answer: C) First an actor, then a playwright.

12. Why does Hamlet hire comedians?

Correct Answer: A) Because he wants to see King Claudius' reaction to verify what the ghost said.

13. Who played female roles in the original production of Shakespeare's plays?

Correct Answer: C) Young Boys and Men.

14. What does Prospero command Ariel to do before setting him free?

Correct Answer: C) Drown his magic book.

15. Three themes William Shakespeare wrote about are ..... , ..... , and .....

Correct Answer: A) Tragedy, Comedy and History.

16. How many sonnets did Shakespeare wrote?

Correct Answer: D) 154.

17. What was William Shakespeare's father's profession?

Correct Answer: B) Glove maker.

18. What language did Shakespeare write in?

Correct Answer: C) Early Modern English.

19. All the characters were played by men and .....

Correct Answer: C) Boys.

20. The people who stood in front of the stage to watch a play were called .....

Correct Answer: C) Groundlings.