This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 72 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 72 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Less is More. A) Irony. B) Oxymoron. C) Paradox. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paradox. 2. For which political title was he elected in 1571? A) President. B) Premiere. C) The mayor. D) Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The mayor. 3. The Holy Trinity Church A) It is the church where Shakespeare got married. B) It is the church named after W. Shakespeare. C) It is the church where Shakespeare often went to. D) It is the church where Shakespeare was buried. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is the church where Shakespeare was buried. 4. What do you think of the new shopping mall near our school? A) I don't think so. B) I agree. C) I disagree. D) I think it has many good stores. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I think it has many good stores. 5. Bonus! In Shakespeare's time, who played the role of women in plays? A) Young male actors. B) Older female actors. C) Young girl actors. D) Puppets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Young male actors. 6. Which of the following is not a category of Shakespeare's plays? A) Middle comedies. B) Great tragedies. C) English histories. D) Dark comedies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Middle comedies. 7. William Shakespeare wrote plays and poems. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. What language were the students primarily educated in at King's New School? A) French. B) English. C) Latin. D) Spanish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Latin. 9. What was the name of the theatre company that Shakespeare acted in before he began writing plays? A) The King's Men. B) The Admiral's Men. C) The Lord Chamberlain's Men. D) The Duke's Men. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Lord Chamberlain's Men. 10. Hamnet was Shakespeare's ..... A) Most popular comedy. B) Favorite writer. C) Only son. D) Best friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only son. 11. Who tells Romeo that Juliet died? A) Count Paris. B) Juliet's mistress. C) Fray Lorenzo. D) Benvolio. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Benvolio. 12. When did W. Shakespeare go to work to London? A) 1587. B) 1564. C) 1616. D) 1613. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1587. 13. Women acted in Shakespeare's plays. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Emilia is ..... A) In love with Cassio. B) Before Ludovico. C) Yago's wife. D) Montano's wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yago's wife. 15. What's his name? A) Isaac Newton. B) William Shakespeare. C) Anne Hathaway. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) William Shakespeare. 16. Shakespeare is one of the greatest ..... in the English language. A) Playwrights. B) Playrights. C) Playwrites. D) Singers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playwrights. 17. What did the audience do while they watched plays? A) Slept. B) Shouted and laughed. C) Were silent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouted and laughed. 18. Who was William Shakespeare? A) A singer. B) A writer. C) A designer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A writer. 19. Shakespeare's father earned his living as a ..... A) Dress-maker. B) Glove-maker. C) Shoe-maker. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glove-maker. 20. Dirk:Can you give me an opinion about my sculpture? Jake:Sure thing! I think you should have had fixed the hand. Dirk:Thanks, Jake. Jake:No problem! From the dialogue above, Dirk is ..... A) Asking for help. B) Giving help. C) Giving opinion. D) Asking for an opinion. E) Asking for help. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asking for an opinion. ← 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