This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 73 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 73 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is NOT TRUE about Shakespeare's career? A) He was a brilliant actor. B) He looked after the horses of noble men. C) He was the member of King's Men. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was a brilliant actor. 2. The little house in which great writer was born-is the museum now. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Was he a writer? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 4. How many sonnets did he write? A) 2. B) 100. C) 154. D) 152. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 154. 5. Which of the following is the most commonly accepted theory about Shakespeare's death? A) He was murdered by a jealous rival playwright. B) He died of natural causes at the age of 52. C) He committed suicide due to depression. D) He was executed for treason by King James I. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He died of natural causes at the age of 52. 6. Aside from being a playwright, Shakespeare also was known for his acting skills. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. "Frailty thy name is Woman." These famous lines appears in A) King Lear. B) Macbeth. C) Hamlet. D) Othello. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hamlet. 8. The name of the first Shakespeare's playing company was ..... A) Blackfriars. B) The Lord Chamberlain's Men. C) Groundlings. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Lord Chamberlain's Men. 9. What was the name of the theatre that Shakespeare helped build? A) The Dome. B) The Globe. C) The Arena. D) AT&T Stadium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Globe. 10. Hamlet is a ..... A) Comedy. B) Tragedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tragedy. 11. When was the first folio of William Shakespeare published? A) Before his death. B) After he wrote the mid summers night dream. C) After his death. D) After the Tempest (play he wrote) was first played at the globe theatre. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After his death. 12. Hamlet accidentally kills ..... A) Claudius. B) Leartes. C) Himself. D) His mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His mother. 13. Which play was NOT written by William Shakespeare? A) Hamlet. B) Taming of the Shrew. C) Dr. A.S. Faustus. D) Romeo and Juliet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dr. A.S. Faustus. 14. William Shakespeare wrote over 150 poems. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. He is not a character from Macbeth ..... A) Malcolm. B) Donalbain. C) Duncan. D) Gertrude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gertrude. 16. Which of Shakespeare's plays was being performed during the Globe theater fire? A) Henry VIII. B) Macbeth. C) A Midsummer Night's Dream. D) Romeo and Juliet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Henry VIII. 17. The year of death of Shakespeare A) 23 April 1616. B) 25 May 1678. C) 14 October 1789. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 23 April 1616. 18. It is a play that presents us with a story of ..... A) Tragedia. B) Melancholic. C) Amor. D) Marriage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amor. 19. What was his parent's family business? A) Blacksmithing. B) Goats farming. C) Geese selling. D) Glove making. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glove making. 20. Which category of play is Romeo and Juliet? A) Tragedy. B) Comedy. C) Historical. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tragedy. ← 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