William Shakespeare Quiz 19 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. Shakespeare died on?

Correct Answer: C) His Birthday.

2. He started writing poems when ..... were closed.

Correct Answer: C) Theatres.

3. What ended his wonderful career?

Correct Answer: D) His theater burned down.

4. What is the theater William Shakespeare performs at?

Correct Answer: A) The Globe Theater.

5. This phrase refers to the undocumented years of Shakespeare's life:

Correct Answer: C) "the lost years".

6. Who was one of Shakespeare's Competition?

Correct Answer: A) Christopher Marlowe.

7. Who is still alive at the end of "King Lear" ?

Correct Answer: C) Edgar.

8. William Shakespeare was born .....

Correct Answer: D) In Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564.

9. In which century was Shakespeare born?

Correct Answer: A) 16th.

10. How many plays did Shakespeare write?

Correct Answer: C) 38.

11. How many words did he invent?

Correct Answer: D) 1700.

12. What was the name of his theatre?

Correct Answer: B) The Globe.

13. What plague ravaged England during Shakespeare's early life?

Correct Answer: A) Black plague.

14. What is expressed in the Octave of a sonnet?

Correct Answer: A) Dilemma.

15. Shakespeare lived in the ..... era.

Correct Answer: A) Renaissance.

16. What did Shakespeare leave on his gravesite?

Correct Answer: B) A curse.

17. When meeting new people in a training session, it's a good idea to .....

Correct Answer: A) Break the ice.

18. "Creeping like a snail" is an example of

Correct Answer: D) Simile.

19. Which option is correct?

Correct Answer: A) England.

20. What did he study?

Correct Answer: C) Latin, Greek and History.