This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 55 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 55 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following was not coined by Shakespeare? A) Manager. B) Fashionable. C) Luggage. D) Lovely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lovely. 2. He go ..... for work A) London. B) America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) London. 3. Since it mixes some of the characteristics of this literary genre:love, tragedy and death A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 4. What does the word "dun" mean? As used in the sonnet A) Finished/ completed. B) A white color. C) A grey color. D) Another word for snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A grey color. 5. He was born around April 23, ..... A) 1564. B) 1565. C) 1566. D) 1567. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1564. 6. When did W. Shakespeare die? A) 23, April, 1600. B) 20, April, 1616. C) 23, April, 1616. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 23, April, 1616. 7. To which family did the beautiful young Juliet belong? A) To the Montagues. B) To the Prince's family. C) To that of the Capulets. D) She was the niece of Friar Lorenzo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To that of the Capulets. 8. Hamlet loves Gertrude in the play. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. ..... was not written by Shakespeare. A) Macbeth. B) Romeo and Juliet. C) Twelfth Night. D) Manfred. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Manfred. 10. Where did Shakespeare move to in 1592? A) London. B) France. C) Paris. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) London. 11. Shakespeare was 18 when he got married. How old was his new wife? A) 22. B) 18. C) 25. D) 26. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 26. 12. How many plays Shakespeare wrote? A) 37. B) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 37. 13. What is Shakespeare's first name? A) William. B) James. C) Walter. D) Romeo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) William. 14. In what century was Shakespeare active as a playwright? A) 15th. B) 15th-16th. C) 16th-17th. D) 17th-18th. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 16th-17th. 15. And all we are is skin and bone, trained to get along, forever going. A) WS. B) TS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TS. 16. When did W.Shakespeare die? A) 1616. B) 1717. C) 1666. D) 1661. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1616. 17. How does Hamlet's encounter with Fortinbras in Act IV help Hamlet avenge his father's death? A) Fortinbras encourages Hamlet to seek revenge as a way of curing his madness. B) Hamlet decides that he would like to be as free of conflict as Fortinbras is. C) Fortinbras agrees to support Hamlet in his effort to become King of Denmark. D) Hamlet is inspired by Fortinbras's passion about an insignificant parcel of land. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hamlet is inspired by Fortinbras's passion about an insignificant parcel of land. 18. Shakespeare lived in ..... with his family. A) Frankfurt-on-Main. B) Stratfort-upon-Avon. C) Staratfort-upon-Don. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratfort-upon-Avon. 19. How does Act I end? A) The ball is abruptly interrupted. B) Romeo and Juliet discover that their families are enemies. C) Capulet, Juliet's father, orders Romeo to stop seeing his daughter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Romeo and Juliet discover that their families are enemies. 20. What does the Willow Song mean? A) Talk about sad omens. B) Talk about a misunderstood love. C) Talk about unfounded jealousy. D) Talk about love. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talk about sad omens. ← 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