This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 81 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 81 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why might Shakespeare find it unusual for people to study his plays as great works of literature? A) His plays were meant to be acted out and watched rather than read. B) He didn't think that he was a very good writer at all. C) He was actually not even the person who wrote famous plays. D) He was very private, and didn't want anybody to enjoy his plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His plays were meant to be acted out and watched rather than read. 2. How many words did Shakespeare make up? A) 1, 700. B) 1, 300. C) 2, 000. D) 1, 258. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1, 700. 3. William Shakespeare was the part of owner of ..... A) Dancing company called the King's Men. B) Singing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men,. C) Playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men. D) Writing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men. 4. What are the names of Shakespeare's parents? A) John Shakespeare & Elizabeth Arden. B) James Shakespeare & Mary Arden. C) Jeff Shakespeare & Anne Arden. D) John Shakespeare & Mary Arden. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John Shakespeare & Mary Arden. 5. Juliet seemed dead, but Romeo's letter about that ..... A) He didn't get it. B) He got it. C) Received, but did not have time to read it. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He didn't get it. 6. According to Bottom, what elements of the play need to be changed so that the ladies can endure it? A) The suicide of Pyramus and the roar of the lion. B) Oberon's attack. C) Jocasta's suicide. D) The kidnapping of Thisbe and the howling of the wolf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The suicide of Pyramus and the roar of the lion. 7. Shakespeare was successful playwright. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Shakespeare's stages were famous for their elaborate scenery A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Actors consider the play to be ..... A) Difficult. B) Exciting. C) Unlucky. D) Boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unlucky. 10. Who utters the final words "there has never been a more disconsolate story than that experienced by Juliet and her Romeo" ? A) Lord Capulet. B) Mr. Montague. C) The Prince of Verona. D) The choir that begins the work. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Prince of Verona. 11. He was the ..... son of his parents. A) -first. B) -second. C) -third. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -third. 12. True or False:Only the middle and upper classes could attend the theatre. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Juliet wishes ..... A) That Romeo would visit her on her balcony and declare his love. B) That she and Romeo could be married quickly before her parents realized it. C) That she could change their (family) names so she and Romeo can be together. D) That Romeo would reveal himself and take her from her family's house. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That she could change their (family) names so she and Romeo can be together. 14. Shakespeare wrote plays before he became an actor. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. What is shakespeare's longest play? A) Hamlet. B) Romeo and Juliet. C) Macbeth. D) King Lear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hamlet. 16. Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, but what county is the town in? A) Sussex. B) Norfolk. C) Durham. D) Warwickshire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warwickshire. 17. William Shakespeare married in 1582 at the age of ..... A) 16. B) 18. C) 20. D) 28. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18. 18. Name Shakespeare's last play. A) Macbeth. B) The Tempest. C) Hamlet. D) The Death is coming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Tempest. 19. William Shakespeare's father made A) Boots. B) Coats. C) Gloves. D) Hats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gloves. 20. William Shakespeare was a playwright and a novelist. 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