This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > William Shakespeare – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 14 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many plays did Shakespeare produce while in London? A) 36. B) 37. C) 38. D) 39. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 37. 2. When was Shakespeare born? A) 1563. B) 1564. C) 1566. D) 1464. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1564. 3. How many plays and sonnets did Shakespeare write? A) 52 plays and 18 sonnets. B) 37 plays and 154 sonnets. C) 25 plays and 37 sonnets. D) We don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 37 plays and 154 sonnets. 4. What word in our school title was invented by Shakespeare? A) Little. B) Rock. C) Christian. D) Academy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Academy. 5. During his lifetime, Shakespeare wrote approximately a total of .....? A) 28 plays and 144 sonnets. B) 38 plays and 154 sonnets. C) 48 plays and 164 sonnets. D) 48 plays and 154 sonnets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 38 plays and 154 sonnets. 6. How did people know when a play was being performed? A) They would fly a flag above the theater. B) Everyone would get a call that morning. C) A banner would fly in the sky. D) An announcement came on the radio. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They would fly a flag above the theater. 7. Who was the ruler of England during most of Shakespeare's time? A) James I. B) Elizabeth I. C) James II. D) Elizabeth II. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elizabeth I. 8. Shakespeare spent most of his life working in ..... A) London. B) Verona. C) Stratford-on-Avon. D) Venice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) London. 9. How many people could fit into The Globe Theatre? A) 1000. B) 3000. C) 200. D) 5000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3000. 10. What type of allusion is this? A) Mythological. B) Biblical. C) Literary. D) Historical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biblical. 11. Shakespeare's vocabulary is ..... A) More complex than many rappers' vocabularies. B) Not as accessible as many rappers' vocabularies. C) More creative than many rappers' vocabularies. D) Not as big as many rappers' vocabularies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not as big as many rappers' vocabularies. 12. What did he do when he went to London? A) He worked as an actor. B) He worked as a poet. C) He worked as a director. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He worked as an actor. 13. What of the following plays did Shakespeare not write? A) No Exit. B) Julius Caesar. C) The Taming of the Shrew. D) Antony and Cleopatra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No Exit. 14. Before being a playwright, Shakespeare was first a(n) A) Actor. B) Blacksmith. C) Carpenter. D) Sailor in the merchant marine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Actor. 15. Shakespeare himself played what role in Hamlet? A) Hamlet. B) King Claudius. C) The ghost. D) No one. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ghost. 16. Which of the following is not one if Shakespeare's plays? A) Riley and Josie. B) Hamlet. C) Twelfth Night. D) Julius Caesar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Riley and Josie. 17. In Shakespeare's life, the period from 1585-1592 was known as what? A) Adolesence. B) The college years. C) The lost years. D) Shakespeare WORLD tour!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The lost years. 18. Hamlet accidentally kills ..... A) Claudius. B) Leartes. C) Himself. D) His mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His mother. 19. What was the nickname of Shakespeare? A) Poet of Avon. B) The Oscar. C) English Poet. D) Bard Of Avon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bard Of Avon. 20. The first 'part' of a sonnet contains ..... lines. A) 4. B) 3. C) 2. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. ← 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