William Shakespeare Quiz 31 (20 MCQs)

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1. Who was the Queen during Shakespeare's time?

Correct Answer: C) Queen Elizabeth I.

2. Select an action that occurs in the second scene of Act III:

Correct Answer: B) Oberon sends Puck to find Elena and charms Demetrius' eyes.

3. How many plays had William Shakespeare written by the year 1611?

Correct Answer: A) 35.

4. He ..... 37 plays, one every 18 months.

Correct Answer: B) Wrote.

5. In which year was the first folio of Shakespeare's works printed?

Correct Answer: A) 1623.

6. Shakespeare wrote ..... plays by the year 1597.

Correct Answer: C) 37.

7. What were the two main options for how you could view a Shakespearean play?

Correct Answer: B) Stand uncovered or sit in a covered balcony.

8. The main character in The Merry Wives of Windsor is .....

Correct Answer: C) Sir John Falstaff.

9. What was the name of the acting company Shakespeare was associated with?

Correct Answer: B) The Lord Chamberlain's Men.

10. What did Shakespeare consider his main profession to be?

Correct Answer: A) An actor.

11. Who were the main characters in Shakespeare's comedy "The Twelfth Night" ?

Correct Answer: C) Sebastian and Viola.

12. A name for William Shakespeare?

Correct Answer: B) Bard.

13. What is the title of Shakespeare's first complete work of fiction?

Correct Answer: B) The Comedy of Errors.

14. I would if I were thy bird.

Correct Answer: A) WS.

15. What was the name of Shakespeare's father?

Correct Answer: A) John.

16. Stratford is small industrial town.

Correct Answer: B) False.

17. A play that ends sadly:an event causing great suffering

Correct Answer: A) Tragedy.

18. Who became the head of the Church of England?

Correct Answer: C) King.

19. What is the name of Shakespeare's wife?

Correct Answer: A) Anne Hathaway.

20. Who asks Romeo to the dance?

Correct Answer: C) Nobody decides to go after reading a letter carried by a servant of the Capulets.