This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 78 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 78 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why is Shakespeare's birthday uncertain? A) There were no records of births during his time. B) His baptism threw everything off. C) He really wasn't truly a man. D) He was lost at birth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There were no records of births during his time. 2. What was Shakespeare's company named? A) Boys To Men. B) Kingsmen. C) New York and Company. D) Queensmen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kingsmen. 3. William Shakespeare's only son's name was Hamnet. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. In which genre of lyrical work did you create the most? A) Elegy. B) There. C) Anthem. D) Sonnet. E) Epigram. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sonnet. 5. Reign is ..... A) The period the king/queen rules. B) Change appearance. C) Trader. D) Lies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The period the king/queen rules. 6. Sonnets are poems of 14 lines A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 7. The couplet in a Shakespearean Sonnet is there to A) Explain the main theme and summarize the sonnet. B) Extended the poem's metaphor. C) Provide a twist or conflict. D) Leave the reader with a lasting image. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leave the reader with a lasting image. 8. Lady Macbeth's dialogue in Act V, Scene 1 reveals her- A) Pridefulness. B) Confusion. C) Anger. D) Guilt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Guilt. 9. Bonus! How many different words does Shakespeare use in his 37 plays? A) More than 10, 000. B) About 17, 000. C) 4, 500. D) Less than 3, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More than 10, 000. 10. Did Shakespeare go to university(college)? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 11. What was the scenery of the Globe like? A) A few small pieces. B) Many large pieces. C) No scenery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A few small pieces. 12. What is the name of Shakespeare's father and mother? A) Abraham and Sarah. B) William and Anne. C) John and Mary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John and Mary. 13. How many men reign as King of Scotland during the play? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 14. Mark the correct relationship about the works of William Shakespeare A) Romeo and Juliet-pure love. B) King Lear-doubt. C) Hamlet-ambition. D) Othello-evil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Romeo and Juliet-pure love. 15. Which clan do Mercutio and Benvolio belong to? A) In Montaigu. B) To the Capulets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In Montaigu. 16. Names of William Shakespeare's children A) Susanna, Sam and Noah. B) Susanna, Judith and Hamnet. C) Susanna, James and Liam. D) Susanna, Lucas and William. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Susanna, Judith and Hamnet. 17. What was the name of William Shakespeare's wife? A) Anne Hathaway. B) Elizabeth I. C) Susanna. D) Judith. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anne Hathaway. 18. Which personality describes Juliet correctly? A) Quite, obedient. B) Obedient, ambitious. C) Quite, cowardice. D) Ambitious, cowardice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quite, obedient. 19. He didn't have university degree A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. How many plays did William Shakespeare write that we know of? A) 154. B) 54. C) 37. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 37. ← 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