William Shakespeare Quiz 23 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which year did he do the play, Romeo and Juliet?

Correct Answer: A) 1597.

2. Shakespeare helped build a new theatre called The Globe.

Correct Answer: A) True.

3. The topic of doubt is addressed in:

Correct Answer: A) Hamlet.

4. The bard, William, had the last name of: .....

Correct Answer: C) Shakespeare.

5. The Montecchi and Capuletti families are at an end

Correct Answer: C) Reconciled.

6. What was the name of the theater company you belonged to?

Correct Answer: B) The king's men.

7. How many brothers and sisters did Shakespeare have?

Correct Answer: C) 6.

8. Shakespeare was part of a theatrical group called

Correct Answer: C) The King's Men.

9. Why did Viola decide to put on men's clothes?

Correct Answer: B) Because she tried to look like a boy.

10. The renaissance arises as opposition to:

Correct Answer: C) Medievalism.

11. Jealousy, envy

Correct Answer: A) Green-eyed monster.

12. He was an actor

Correct Answer: A) True.

13. In Shakespeare's time, classical literature referred to .....

Correct Answer: D) Greek and Roman mythology.

14. What was the original shape of the Globe Theatre?

Correct Answer: A) Round.

15. What vision does Macbeth have before killing Duncan?

Correct Answer: D) He sees a floating dagger pointing him at Duncan's camera.

16. My diet was going well until the new chocolate store went in down the street, chocolate is my Achilles' heel. What is the allusion referring to?

Correct Answer: A) Literature/mythology.

17. True or False:Fashionable, Gnarled, Disheartened, Puking, and Swagger are all words that were invented by William Shakespeare.

Correct Answer: A) True.

18. Jane:Roxy, what do you think of the cake I bake? Roxy:It' really delicious! I love it! Jane:yes! From the dialogue above, Jane is .....

Correct Answer: A) Asking for an opinion.

19. What was the name of the theater where many of Shakespeare's plays were performed?

Correct Answer: C) The Globe.

20. In which genre can you find Hamlet?

Correct Answer: B) Tragedy.