This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 49 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 49 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many children did he have? A) 86. B) 2. C) 1. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8. 2. Who does Romeo ask for help to get married? A) Juliet's Lullaby. B) Juliet's cousin. C) Fray Lorenzo. D) Prince Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fray Lorenzo. 3. Shakespeare dramatised stories from sources such as ..... A) Petrarch. B) Holinshed. C) Petrarch and Holinshed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Petrarch and Holinshed. 4. Iago's hypocritical statements contribute to A) Othello dismisses Cassio. B) Othello to be ascended by Roderic. C) Othello dismisses Iago. D) They are all incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Othello dismisses Cassio. 5. True or False. All of Shakespeare's plays have been translated into every major language. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Who does Macbeth see sitting in his chair during the banquet? A) In addition. B) To the ghost of Banquo. C) To the ghost of Duncan. D) Lady Macbeth. E) None of the other options. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To the ghost of Banquo. 7. What is Elena's reaction to being pursued by Demetrio and Lisandro? A) Elena leaves in the company of Demetrio. B) Elena feels happy for the attention she receives. C) Elena thinks they are both making fun of her. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elena thinks they are both making fun of her. 8. Romeo and Juliet could have been presented in two hours A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Which of the following is a comedy written by Shakespeare? A) Hamlet. B) A Midsummer Night's Dream. C) Romeo and Juliet. D) Macbeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Midsummer Night's Dream. 10. Which of the following phrases best describes Lady Macbeth's death? A) He declares his own guilt and stabs himself with a knife. B) They found her in the lake with a crown of flowers on her head. C) Macduff kills her in revenge for the murder of his wife. D) She sleepwalks outside the castle walls. E) He dies off stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) He dies off stage. 11. How many kids did shakespeare have? A) 5. B) 8. C) 3. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 12. What was Shakespeare's father's profession? A) Glove maker. B) Map maker. C) Actor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glove maker. 13. What happened to the original Globe Theater? A) It burned down. B) The Vikings tore it down. C) It was taken as part of a treaty with Greece. D) It was torn down so that a newer, better theater could be built. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It burned down. 14. Which one of the following plays is NOT Shakespeare's play? A) Romeo and Juliet. B) The Taming of Screw. C) A Midsummer Night's Dream. D) Medea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Medea. 15. 'To be or not to be, that is the question?' is from which play? A) As You Like It. B) Henry V. C) Hamlet. D) Macbeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hamlet. 16. "The three unities" in drama do NOT include: A) Unity of time. B) Unity of place. C) Unity of plot. D) Unity of action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unity of plot. 17. Who is Macbeth's ally that drives him to achieve his darkest purposes to be king? A) The witches. B) Lady Macduff. C) Lady Macbeth. D) Malcolm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lady Macbeth. 18. What is Shakespeare criticizing in this apparent love poem? A) People are superficial, beauty is more important than intelligence/conversation. B) People should be aware of inner beautyDo not judge the outward appearance but the mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People should be aware of inner beautyDo not judge the outward appearance but the mind. 19. What was the name of William Shakespeare's only son? A) Hamlet. B) James. C) John. D) Hamnet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hamnet. 20. What do we call a dramatic poem whose character is a really existing ruler? A) Analytical drama. B) Royal drama. C) Central drama. D) Historical drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Royal drama. ← 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