This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > William Shakespeare – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What kind of plays did Shakespeare write? A) Tragedies. B) Comedies. C) Histories. D) Tragedies, Comedies, Histories. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tragedies, Comedies, Histories. 2. William Shakespeare was one of the world's greatest ..... A) Writers. B) Scientists. C) Doctors. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Writers. 3. Which monarch (king or queen) was on the throne during Shakespeare's time? A) Henry VIII. B) Mary. C) George. D) Elizabeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elizabeth. 4. What's the name of Shakespeare's theatre? A) The Globe. B) The World. C) The Earth. D) The Planet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Globe. 5. In which play would you find a character called Starveling? A) A midsummer Night's dream. B) Hamlet. C) Charlotte's Web. D) The Sound of Music. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A midsummer Night's dream. 6. What is the metaphor in Sonnet 18? A) Comparing Shakespeare to his beloved. B) Comparing his beloved to a summer's day. C) Comparing Shakepeare to a summer's day. D) Comparing his beloved to time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comparing his beloved to a summer's day. 7. What was shakespeare's inspiration A) None above the above. B) Nothing. C) Admired by poems. D) Undoubtedly admired Chaucer works immensely, for he uses several of Chaucer's poems as sources of his plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Undoubtedly admired Chaucer works immensely, for he uses several of Chaucer's poems as sources of his plays. 8. How many sonnets did the poet write? A) 130. B) 154. C) 200. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 154. 9. Name a few famous quotes by Shakespeare A) We know what we are, but we don't know what we may be. B) All that glitters isn't gold. C) All of the above. D) No legacy is as rich as honesty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the above. 10. The rhyme scheme of Shakespeare's sonnets is A) ABCD EFGH IJKL MM. B) ABBB CDDD EFFF GG. C) AAAA BBBB CCCC DD. D) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. 11. ) Where was Shakespeare's burial taken place? A) At his house. B) His dog's house. C) Holy Trinity Church. D) In Stratford. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Holy Trinity Church. 12. During his time in London, Shakespeare became a founding member of ....., a company of actors. A) The Lord Chamber's Men. B) The Lord Chamberlain's Men. C) The Sir Chamberlain's Men. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Lord Chamberlain's Men. 13. "Your harsh criticisms are like fish hooks that pierce my confidence." A) Simile. B) Metapor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 14. How was Shakespeare inspired A) He admired Chaucer works immensely,. B) He did not get inspired. C) The Renaissance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Renaissance. 15. What is the relationship between these "two households" ? A) They are well-standing, wealthy business partners. B) They are strangers to each other. C) They are enemies and are involved in an old feud. D) They are both enemies of Verona. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are enemies and are involved in an old feud. 16. Queen Elizabeth I was Shakespeare's ..... A) Mistress. B) Patron. C) Mother. D) Wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Patron. 17. When and where was Shakespeare born? A) 1564, Stratford Upon Avon. B) 1616, United Kingdom. C) 1582, London. D) 1533, England. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1564, Stratford Upon Avon. 18. A long speech spoken by a character to himself, another character, or to the audience A) Dialogue. B) Drama. C) Foil. D) Monologue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monologue. 19. In which town was Shakespeare born? A) London. B) Cambridge. C) Stratford. D) Oxford. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratford. 20. How old was Shakespeare when he died A) 50. B) 51. C) 52. D) 53. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 52. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWilliam Shakespeare Quiz 1William Shakespeare Quiz 3William Shakespeare Quiz 4William Shakespeare Quiz 5William Shakespeare Quiz 6William Shakespeare Quiz 7William Shakespeare Quiz 8William Shakespeare Quiz 9William Shakespeare Quiz 10William Shakespeare Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books