This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 52 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 52 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This tragedy is written by William Shakespeare and it is a play by ..... A) Narrative. B) Teatro. C) Lyrical. D) Poetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teatro. 2. Who was an enthusiastic patron of William Shakespeares work ..... A) King James VI. B) Queen Elizabeth I. C) King James I. D) Queen Elizabeth II. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) King James I. 3. William Shakespeare came from a poor family and did not get enough education to write the plays. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Whom did Shakespeare marry? A) Anne John. B) Anne Hathaway. C) Dark Lady. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anne Hathaway. 5. What type of language did Shakespeare use in his dramas? A) Delicate and elevated poetry. B) Casual and colloquial. C) Highly technical and scientific. D) Simple and straightforward. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delicate and elevated poetry. 6. Shakespeare's play about a king and his three daughters is called A) Macbeth. B) The King of Lear. C) Henry V. D) Hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The King of Lear. 7. What was the occupation of William Shakespeare in London? A) All of the above. B) Poet. C) Playwright. D) Actor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of the above. 8. A way to contradict someone is A) I have to contradict you. B) I disgree with you. C) Let me interrupt you. D) All the options are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the options are correct. 9. What nickname is William Shakespeare fondly known as? A) The poet. B) The artist. C) The playwrite. D) The bard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The bard. 10. His wife, Anne Hathaway was eight years older to him. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Who kills Banquo? A) Macbeth. B) Macduff. C) A group of assassins hired by Macbeth. D) Lennox. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A group of assassins hired by Macbeth. 12. Who were his parents? A) Jack and Mary. B) Jack and May. C) John and Mary. D) John and Anne. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John and Mary. 13. What genres did William Shakespeare develop? A) Theater and poetry. B) Essay and theater. C) Drama and poetry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theater and poetry. 14. Queen Elizabeth's rule of England is referred to as the ..... era. A) Elizabethan. B) English. C) Shakespearean. D) Golden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elizabethan. 15. How many poems did William Shakespeare write? A) 154. B) 150. C) 149. D) 160. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 154. 16. Sometimes Shakespeare and his fellow actors presented plays for kings and queens. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Sam worked as an ..... for a master electrician. A) Lecture. B) Nobility. C) Troupe. D) Apprentice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apprentice. 18. TRUE OR FALSE the theartre that William performed his plays in was called the dome? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. What is Shakespeare's shortest play? A) "Torm". B) "A Midsummer Night's Dream". C) "Comedy of Errors". D) "Macbeth". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Comedy of Errors". 20. Shakespeare worked and acted in the ..... theatre. A) Globe. B) London. C) Big. D) Covent Garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Globe. ← 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