This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 76 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 76 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The film "Shakespeare in Love" is based on his life. A) True. B) False. C) We don't know. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Which sentence best describes how the character of Macbeth changes after he murders Duncan? A) He begins to suffer from hallucinations. B) He begins to feel that life is meaningless. C) He becomes determined to die honorably in battle. D) He becomes quick to kill anyone he sees as a threat.Part B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He becomes quick to kill anyone he sees as a threat.Part B. 3. Shakespeare's father was prosecuted for ..... A) Selling books on the black market. B) Robbing a bank. C) Stealing a car. D) Selling wool on the black market. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Selling wool on the black market. 4. How does the scarf get to Casio? A) Iago leaves him in his room. B) If it's Desdemona. C) Bianca gives it to her. D) Emilia leaves him in his room. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iago leaves him in his room. 5. What is the main theme of Shakespeare's play 'The Tempest'? A) Revenge. B) Power. C) Forgiveness. D) Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forgiveness. 6. Shakespeare was a writer before he became an actor A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. William Shakespeare was part of an acting company known as the ..... which became the ..... when James I became king in 1603. A) Lord Chamberlain's Men; King's Men. B) King's Men; King James' Men. C) Chamberlain's Men; Men in Black. D) Lord Chambermaid's Men; King James' Men. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lord Chamberlain's Men; King's Men. 8. With reference to the diction used in the sonnet, what is the tone? A) Diction such as nothing, dun, wires, reeks in the first twelve lines indicate a mocking tone. The first twelve lines humorously make fun of his love's appearance. B) Diction such as love and rare in the couplet indicate that the speaker's tone is sincere and genuine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diction such as nothing, dun, wires, reeks in the first twelve lines indicate a mocking tone. The first twelve lines humorously make fun of his love's appearance. 9. Which of these works is NOT by Shakespeare: A) Much ado about nothing. B) Hamlet. C) The Taming of the Shrew. D) A Midsummer Night's Dream. E) The shipwreck. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) The shipwreck. 10. The Great Fire in London happened in what year? A) 1664. B) 1665. C) 1666. D) 1667. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1666. 11. Shakespeare's plays are still popular today because they contain fantastic stories. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 12. How many children did Shakespeare have with Anne Hathaway? A) Three. B) Two. C) Five. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three. 13. Shakespeare's favorite occupation A) Playwright. B) Novelist. C) Poet. D) Actor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poet. 14. Performances during Shakespeare's time were held in the afternoons because most of the lighting has to be supplied by the ..... A) Moon. B) Night. C) Sun. D) Street lights. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sun. 15. True or False:When Shakespeare could not find a word he could use, he would make one up. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Where did William Shakespeare die? A) London. B) Stratford-upon-Avon. C) Scotland. D) Brighton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratford-upon-Avon. 17. The play Romeo and Juliet is characterized by being: A) Comedy. B) Fable. C) Tragedia. D) Yearning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tragedia. 18. There is serious debate about whether Shakespeare's plays were actually written by Edward de Vere A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Comedies have a A) Happy ending. B) Sad ending. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Happy ending. 20. Shakespeare's plays were usually performed without music or sound effects A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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