This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 21 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In what centuries did Shakespeare live? A) 19th-20th centuries (1800s-1900s). B) 12th-13th centuries (1100s-1200s). C) 16th-17th centuries (1500s-1600s). D) He wasn't real, so he never truly lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 16th-17th centuries (1500s-1600s). 2. Shakespeare was an actor, a playwright, a poet, and a ..... A) Scientist. B) Doctor. C) Mental play (editor). D) Carpenter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mental play (editor). 3. Why do we have to guess Shakespeare's birthday? A) He was very secretive. B) Written records didn't exist at this time. C) Not much was written about his life. D) The records office where his birth certificate was located burned down . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not much was written about his life. 4. Shakespeare's first play was called Romeo and Juliet. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Which theatre did Shakespeare help build? A) The Blackfriar Theatre. B) The Bard Theatre. C) The Burbage Theatre. D) The Globe Theatre . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Globe Theatre . 6. Which of the following is a main topic of the play? A) Death. B) Love. C) Family. D) Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Love. 7. Where were Shakespeare's plays produced? A) The Globe Theater. B) The National Theatre. C) The Royal Opera House. D) The West End Theater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Globe Theater. 8. What was William Shakespeare's birth year? A) 1616. B) 1563. C) 1564. D) 1617. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1564. 9. At what age, William Shakespeare got married? A) 10. B) 18. C) 30. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18. 10. What was Shakespeare's first name? A) William. B) Harry. C) Hamlet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) William. 11. What is the significance of the storm on the heath in "King Lear" ? A) It symbolizes the turmoil in Lear's mind. B) It marks the beginning of Cordelia's return. C) It represents the wrath of the gods. D) It signals the start of a war between France and Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It symbolizes the turmoil in Lear's mind. 12. Shakespearean actors were always ..... A) Well prepared. B) On time. C) Underpaid. D) Male. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Male. 13. Running scared, I was there, I remember it all too well. A) William. B) Taylor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taylor. 14. What was his wife's name? A) Queen Elizabeth. B) Anne Hathaway. C) Juliet Hathaway. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anne Hathaway. 15. He has been credited with popularizing some of the most common expressions in the english language, such as "foregone conclusion, " "heart of gold, " and "love is blind." A) Change english to English. B) Delete all of the quotation marks. C) Change popularizing to popularising. D) Make no change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change english to English. 16. How many plays did William Shakespeare write? A) 20. B) 37. C) 30. D) 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 37. 17. Shakespeare was married: A) To Anne Hathaway. B) To Mary Hathaway. C) To Emily Hathaway. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To Anne Hathaway. 18. How old was Shakespeare when he got married? A) 17. B) 18. C) 19. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 19. 19. In 1582 he married ..... A) Julie Brown. B) Britney Spears. C) Gladys Hightower. D) Anne Hathaway. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anne Hathaway. 20. The story of Romeo & Juliet is an extremely old one that was originally written in a(n) ..... novel by Bandello. A) Italian. B) French. C) German. D) Spanish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Italian. ← 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