William Shakespeare Quiz 48 (20 MCQs)

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1. His father was a:

Correct Answer: B) A glove maker.

2. How old was Williams son hamnet when he died?

Correct Answer: C) 11.

3. In what year was William Shakespeare born?

Correct Answer: C) 1564.

4. What is the setting of the play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?

Correct Answer: D) Ancient Greece.

5. While at the restaurant, Amy said, "I would like a heavy serving of appetizers." Here statement contains .....

Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron.

6. William Shakespeare left Stratford for London to .....

Correct Answer: D) Become an actor.

7. Who was Shakespeare's first child?

Correct Answer: B) Susanna.

8. What is the ghost looking for?

Correct Answer: A) May the truth be known and his death be avenged.

9. Richard III is a tragedy.

Correct Answer: B) False.

10. True or False:Shakespeare met and married a very young Anne Hathaway.

Correct Answer: B) False.

11. William Shakespeare's extant works, including collaborations, consist of .....

Correct Answer: A) 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems.

12. Folio has two groups of works:comedies and tragedies

Correct Answer: B) False.

13. How many sonnets did Shakespeare write in total?

Correct Answer: D) 154.

14. Even though we study Shakespeare, he had no influence over the English language.

Correct Answer: B) False.

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

Correct Answer: C) The Globe.

16. The first author to compile his works was .....

Correct Answer: C) Flight johnson.

17. Queen of England when Shakespeare started writing

Correct Answer: B) Elizabeth.

18. What type of poem is this?

Correct Answer: A) Sonnet.

19. In which the two lovers must overcome social and family obstacles.

Correct Answer: B) TRUE.

20. Which play is odd?

Correct Answer: D) Henry V.