This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 46 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 46 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did he learn about in the local school he attended? A) About the Latin language and ancient works. B) On Italian dramaturgy. C) About English history. D) About English kings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About the Latin language and ancient works. 2. How would you describe the speaker's tone in this poem? A) Sincere. B) Dismissive. C) Ironic. D) Insulting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insulting. 3. Romeo and Juliet/ Othello is a/n ..... A) Epic poem. B) Greek tragedy. C) Elizabethan tragedy. D) Comedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elizabethan tragedy. 4. Revenge is ..... A) Hurting someone who hurt you. B) Destiny. C) Show. D) Piece of body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hurting someone who hurt you. 5. William Shakespeare is often known as one of the greatest writers to ever live. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Who is Shylock? A) A nobleman. B) A moneylender. C) A king. D) A Noble moor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A moneylender. 7. Approximately how many plays and poems did Shakespeare write? A) 38 plays and 150 poems. B) 200 plays and 38 poems. C) 60 plays and 100 poems. D) 10 plays and 10 poems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 38 plays and 150 poems. 8. Who received the bulk of Shakespeare's estate in his will? A) Anne. B) Hamnet. C) Judith. D) Susanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Susanna. 9. Protagonist. Only heir of the Montesco family A) Romeo. B) Romeo's parents. C) Juliet's parents. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Romeo. 10. During Shakespeare's time, actors were all male. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. "Venus and Adonis" and "The Rape of Lucrece" were A) Tragic plays. B) Sonnets. C) Long narrative poems. D) Comedies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Long narrative poems. 12. William Shakespeare is buried in ..... A) Westminster Abbey. B) St. Paul's Cathedral. C) Holy Trinity Church. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Holy Trinity Church. 13. What is the central theme of 'Romeo and Juliet'? A) Fear. B) Ambition. C) Amore. D) Vendetta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amore. 14. And darling, it was good never looking down ..... right there where we stood was holy ground. A) WS. B) TS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TS. 15. The Hamlet story begins with a death. What happened? A) His father is killed by his uncle. B) His uncle is killed by his mother. C) His girlfriend is killed by his father. D) His mother is killed by his father. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His father is killed by his uncle. 16. Shakespeare had a huge influence on the English language. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. What is the metaphor used to describe life in the reading? A) A journey. B) A stage. C) A game. D) A puzzle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A stage. 18. In which city is the tragedy 'Julius Caesar' set? A) Athens. B) Roma. C) Carthage. D) Sparta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Roma. 19. In 1599 William opened a new theater called A) The English teather. B) Romeo and Juliet theater. C) The Globe Theater. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Globe Theater. 20. A story/scene that finishes sadly is a ..... A) Fiction. B) Comedy. C) Tragedy. D) Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tragedy. ← 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