This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > William Shakespeare – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 12 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. William Shakespeare is one of the most influential figures in human civilization. A) True. B) False. C) No information. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. When was William Shakespeare born? A) 1545. B) 1000. C) 1560. D) 1564. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1564. 3. Which play conveys to the audience NOT to marry an older woman? (The title will be on the screen!) A) Macbeth. B) Twelfth Night. C) King Lear. D) Hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twelfth Night. 4. Which sentence is correct? A) My dog is called harley. B) My dog is called Harley. C) My dog is called Harley. D) My dog is harley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My dog is called Harley. 5. A Shakespeare sonnet has ..... syllables in each line. A) 10. B) 15. C) 8. D) 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10. 6. The rhyme scheme in this stanza is ..... "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;Coral is far more red, than her lips red:If snow be white, why then her breasts be dun;If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head. A) AABB. B) ABABA. C) ABAB. D) ABBA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ABAB. 7. Shakespeare uses the following literary devices in Sonnet 130:..... and ..... A) Personification; simile. B) Simile; metaphor. C) Allusion; metaphor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile; metaphor. 8. How many words did Shakespeare introduce into the English language? A) 1000. B) 3000. C) 2000. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3000. 9. Shakespeare not only wrote most of his life, he also ..... A) Was an author. B) Was an actor. C) Was a doctor. D) Was a professional singer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was an actor. 10. Unrhymed iambic pentameter = A) Blank Verse. B) Free Verse. C) Pros. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blank Verse. 11. Which famous Shakespeare play does the quote "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!" come from? A) King Lear. B) As You Like It. C) The Famous History of the Life of King Henry VIII. D) The Life and Death of King John. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) King Lear. 12. What year did Shakespeare die? A) 1599. B) 1616. C) 1623. D) 1642. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1616. 13. During his school days, Shakespeare translated what language to English? A) Greek. B) Italian. C) French. D) Latin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Latin. 14. Was William Shakespeare graduated at university? A) No. B) Yes. C) Maybe. D) Yes, but he didn't finish the career. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 15. Shakespeare's twins were named A) Romeo and Juliet. B) Judith and Hamnet. C) Hamlet and Judith. D) John and Mary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Judith and Hamnet. 16. From what character flaw does Bassanio believe Gratiano suffers? A) Mean-spiritedness. B) A lack of depth. C) Stinginess. D) Vanity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A lack of depth. 17. The group of four plays known as the "major tetralogy" is: A) Richard III, King John, Henry VIII, 1 Henry VI. B) 1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI, Richard III. C) King John, Henry V, Richard II, Richard III. D) Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V. 18. What theater was Shakespeare's plays performed in? A) The World. B) The Globe. C) The Universe. D) The Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Globe. 19. What was the name of the theater Shakespeare part owned in London? A) Round theater. B) Globe theater. C) Penniwick theater. D) Smallhouse theater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Globe theater. 20. In Shakespeare's time, classical literature referred to ..... A) Roman mythology. B) Greek mythology. C) The Bible. D) Greek and Roman mythology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greek and Roman mythology. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 9William Shakespeare Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books