William Shakespeare Quiz 70 (20 MCQs)

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1. What was the occupation of William Shakespeare's father?
2. Did W.Shakespeare have children?
3. Autobiographies are written in
4. Who does Cassio ask for help to regain Othello's favor?
5. Form Term:a 10-syllable line of RHYMED verse; follows a stressed/unstressed syllable pattern
6. Do any direct descendants of Shakespeare exist today?
7. At what age did Shakespeare marry?
8. Read the quotation from Act V, Scene 5, lines 38-41.Macbeth. If thou speak'st false, Upon the next tree shall thou hang alive Till famine cling thee. If thy speech be sooth, I care not if thou dost for me as much.-Which word best expresses the meaning of the archaic word sooth as it is used in line 40?
9. Think about the line: "A CROW is a DOVE you young." What stylistic device did W. Shakespeare use?
10. An autobiography tells a person's life starting from birth and includes their death.
11. Can you name his famous poem?
12. The names of Shakespeare's father and mother were:
13. Which of the following sayings we use every day is actually a quote from William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" ?
14. What year was he born?
15. Romeo's parents
16. According to the thinking of the time, what were the four primeval elements?
17. What does the word 'genre' mean?
18. Which works are NOT written by William Shakespeare?
19. Total plays written by William Shakespeare in his life time?
20. True or False:William Shakespeare went to a university to learn how to be a good poet.