William Shakespeare Quiz 57 (20 MCQs)

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1. After talking to the ghost, Hamlet is .....

Correct Answer: B) Mean and angry.

2. All love ever does is break and burn and end

Correct Answer: B) TS.

3. What is something that Shakespeare did during his "lost years?"

Correct Answer: A) He moved to London to begin his acting career.

4. Why is Romeo so sad at the beginning of the play?

Correct Answer: A) He is in love with a young girl who is indifferent to his love.

5. -Year of birth and death of William Shakespeare.

Correct Answer: B) 1564-1616.

6. His father was .....

Correct Answer: B) A glove-maker.

7. How many plays did William Shakespeare write about great kings?

Correct Answer: B) 10.

8. What did William father do?

Correct Answer: C) An alderman.

9. Where did Shakespeare build the largest open-air amphitheater?

Correct Answer: A) London.

10. Cuando murio william Shakespeare?

Correct Answer: B) April 23, 1616.

11. "Romeo and Juliet" differ from other plays of his time because it is a mix of comedy and tragedy.

Correct Answer: A) True.

12. Juliet's suitor.

Correct Answer: B) Paris.

13. What event caused Shakespeare to stop writing for a period of time?

Correct Answer: B) The Globe Theater fire.

14. Which was the 3rd event leading up to Hamlet sailing for England in Act IV?

Correct Answer: A) Gertrude tells Claudius that Hamlet is, indeed, mad.

15. Where does Romeo meet Juliet?

Correct Answer: B) At the Capulet ball.

16. How does the play "King Lear" end for King Lear?

Correct Answer: C) He dies tragically.

17. A tragedy .....

Correct Answer: D) MAkes people sad.

18. What job(s) did William Shakespeare have?

Correct Answer: A) He was an actor, poet and playwright.

19. Which daughter ultimately remains loyal to King Lear throughout the play?

Correct Answer: C) Cordelia.

20. On the plot of the tragedy Hamlet, point out the correct statement.

Correct Answer: C) Horatio is Hamlet's best friend.