This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > William Shakespeare – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 13 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What nationality was William Shakespeare? A) English. B) Welsh. C) American. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) English. 2. Whom does Globe Theater belong to? A) John Milton. B) Ben Johnson. C) William Shakespeare. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) William Shakespeare. 3. Where did Romeo and Juliet live? A) Denmark. B) Stratford-Upon-Avon. C) London. D) Verona. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verona. 4. How many plays and other works were written by Shakespeare? A) 37 plays and 154 works that we know of. B) 33 plays and 122 works that we know of. C) 25 plays and 210 works that we know of. D) 49 plays and 179 works that we know of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 37 plays and 154 works that we know of. 5. The man who is "full of wise saws" is the A) Soldier. B) Justice. C) Shrinking man. D) Old man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Justice. 6. I don't understand his explanation. It's all ..... to me! A) Arab. B) Greek. C) Chinese. D) English. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greek. 7. For almost twenty years with theLord Chamberlain's Men, William Shakespeare was regular dramatist, producing ..... A) On avarage two plays a year. B) On average two plays a year. C) On average five plays a year. D) On avarage three plays a year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On average two plays a year. 8. What year was William Shakespeare born? A) 1964. B) 1564. C) 1764. D) 2020. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1564. 9. In 1603 Shakespeare's acting company, The Lord Chamberlain's Men, became the King's Men. Which king was their patron? A) George III. B) James I. C) Edward III. D) Henry VIII. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) James I. 10. Which is the most famous poem by William Shakespeare A) Sonnet 55. B) Sonnet 29. C) Sonnet 20. D) Sonnet 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sonnet 18. 11. The extended metaphor in "The Seven Ages of Man" compares a A) Schoolboy and a snail. B) Sighing lover and a furnace. C) Person's life and a play. D) Soldier and leopard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Person's life and a play. 12. The Hamlet story begins with a death. What happened? A) His father is killed by his uncle. B) His uncle is killed by his mother. C) His girlfriend is killed by his father. D) His mother is killed by his father. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His father is killed by his uncle. 13. Who is Juliet's father? A) Lord Capulet. B) Lady Capulet. C) Juliet. D) Tybalt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lord Capulet. 14. Of 25The caskets that Portia's suitors must pick from are made of what materials? A) Gold, silver, lead. B) Teak, mahogany, pine. C) Bone, porcelain, clay. D) Marble, stone, brick. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gold, silver, lead. 15. The last two lines of a sonnet contain the main message of the poem. These last two lines are called A) A couplet. B) An iamb. C) A stanza. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A couplet. 16. Who was Shakespeare married to? A) Ann Marie. B) Mary Adren. C) Millie Yellow. D) Ann Hathaway. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ann Hathaway. 17. Who did he marry and when did he marry her? A) Anne Hathaway, November 28, 1582. B) Mary Shakespeare, April 23, 1564. C) William Shakespeare, April 26, 1564. D) The person of his dreams, February 29, 2020. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anne Hathaway, November 28, 1582. 18. According to Church records when Shakespeare died? A) On April 13, 1616. B) On January 11, 1616. C) On May 15, 1616. D) On April 25, 1616. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On April 25, 1616. 19. "Oh he's so beautiful ..... such a beautiful disaster, " sings Kelly Clarkson. A) Oxymoron. B) Paradox. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 20. Into whom does Edgar transform himself? A) A man named Poor Tom. B) Lear's servant. C) Goneril and Regan's servant. D) A copy of his brother Edmund. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A man named Poor Tom. ← 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