This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 65 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 65 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why did Romeo kill Tybalt? A) He was jealous of his courtship of Julia. B) To avenge his friend. C) He was getting on his nerves. D) Because Tibald wanted to harm Romeo's sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To avenge his friend. 2. Character who drowns in Hamlet: A) Hamlet. B) Ophelia. C) Polonium. D) Laertes. E) Horacio. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ophelia. 3. What was Shakespeare's father's occupation? A) Leatherworker. B) Blacksmith. C) Carpenter. D) Baker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leatherworker. 4. How is Greek tragedy seen in Elizabethan tragedy? A) The tragic flaw. B) The influence of fate. C) Downfall. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. The theater closed some time because of: A) Money issues. B) The plague. C) Lack of audience. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The plague. 6. During his life Shakespeare wrote 37 plays, several longer poems and ..... A) 154 sonnets. B) 257 sonnets. C) 137 sonnets. D) 56 sonnets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 154 sonnets. 7. Which city did Shakespeare move to? A) London. B) Stratford-upon-Avon. C) Oxford. D) Cambridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) London. 8. Love's a fragile little flame. It could burn out. A) William. B) Taylor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taylor. 9. In Romeo and Juliet, the two feuding families are ..... A) Montesinos and Capulet. B) Montague and Capulet. C) Montesco and Capuello. D) Montesino and Capuello. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Montague and Capulet. 10. Who dies in 1956? A) Father. B) Mother. C) Woman. D) Sin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sin. 11. What is William Shakespeare best known for? A) His sonnets. B) His plays. C) His essays. D) His paintings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His plays. 12. "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun" the speaker using this literary device comparing what they are not. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 13. What is depicted on Shakespeare's tomb in Stratford's church? A) A painting. B) A tapestry. C) A sculpture. D) A mosaic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A sculpture. 14. From which of Shakespeare's very renowned plays, has this quote been taken?"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." A) Macbeth. B) Merchant of Venice. C) Twelfth Night. D) Othello. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Twelfth Night. 15. What is the main doctrine of the Renaissance? A) Anthropocentrism. B) Theocentrism. C) Centralism. D) Egocentrism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthropocentrism. 16. The two lovers live in Verona, a city ..... A) Italian. B) Frances. C) Ingles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Italian. 17. A humorous play that ends happily A) Comedy. B) Tragedy. C) Misfortune. D) Inspire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comedy. 18. How many new words did Shakespeare create in the English language? A) 1000. B) 1700. C) 2000. D) 1500. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1700. 19. Who does Capulet want to marry his daughter Juliet to? A) Paris. B) Romeo. C) Probably. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paris. 20. Upon being transformed into a man with the head of a donkey, Bottom imagines that ..... A) His friends were playing a joke on him. B) It's all just a dream. C) Puck is to blame for that situation. D) It's all part of the play rehearsal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His friends were playing a joke on him. ← 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