This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 6 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When did Shakespeare live? A) During the Renaissance in the 1500s and 1600s. B) During the Renaissance in the 1960s and 1970s. C) During the Medieval rebirth era around 1200. D) He's still alive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) During the Renaissance in the 1500s and 1600s. 2. Shakespeare had just one son, who was called Hamlet after one of his most famous creations. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. True or False:William Shakespeare wrote 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and 5 long poems A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. What is the date of W.Shakespeare's birth and death? A) 22 April. B) 23 August. C) 23 April. D) 28 August. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 23 April. 5. Through his work, how many new words he is credited to introduce to English language? A) 50 words. B) 350 words. C) 3000 words. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3000 words. 6. Many of his books contain songs. A) True. B) False. C) We don't know. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. How much did groundlings pay to watch a play? A) An extra dime. B) A sixpence. C) A penny. D) A farthing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A penny. 8. How many people could fit in the theater? A) 300. B) 1000. C) 3000. D) 10000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3000. 9. His mother was mayor of Stratford. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare A) The Star Theatre, 1598. B) The Rocky theatre, 1958. C) The Paris Theatre, 1959. D) The Globe Theatre, 1599. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Globe Theatre, 1599. 11. William Shakespeare's hometown was called A) London. B) Southampton. C) Stratford. D) England. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratford. 12. The ..... caused the death of many people during Shakespeare's time. A) Troupe. B) Plague. C) Plot. D) Versatile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plague. 13. Oberon plans to use the magic flower to A) Dominate his wife to do his will. B) Make your wife fall in love with something ridiculous. C) Find out what his wife is planning and thwart those plans. D) Make his wife sleep long enough to steal the child. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make your wife fall in love with something ridiculous. 14. Shakespeare was born in: A) Cambridge. B) London. C) Stratford-upon-Avon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratford-upon-Avon. 15. A story of an impossible love A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 16. How many people could watch a play at his theatre? A) 300 people. B) 3, 000 people. C) 30, 000 people. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3, 000 people. 17. "Oh he's so beautiful ..... such a beautiful disaster, " sings Kelly Clarkson. A) Oxymoron. B) Paradox. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 18. Hey Siti, ..... go star gazing tonight. A) Are you. B) How about. C) Shall them. D) Would you like to. E) I think. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would you like to. 19. The Globe Theatre was located in central London. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 20. What era did Shakespeare live in? A) Romance. B) The Age of Enlightenment. C) Baroque. D) Renaissance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Renaissance. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuthors QuizzesWilliam Shakespeare Quiz 1William Shakespeare Quiz 2William Shakespeare Quiz 3William Shakespeare Quiz 4William Shakespeare Quiz 5William Shakespeare Quiz 7William Shakespeare Quiz 8William Shakespeare Quiz 9William Shakespeare Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books