This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > William Shakespeare – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 22 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A fun fact about Shakespeare is that he died on the same day of his A) Birthday. B) Anniversary. C) Queen's death. D) Son's death. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Birthday. 2. What was the cause of William Shakespeare's death? A) The Black plague. B) Being captured by pirates. C) Drowning. D) The actual cause of his death is unknown. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The actual cause of his death is unknown. 3. Why did Shakespeare go to the pubs (bars) to write his plays? A) He liked to drink while he wrote. B) His wife kicked him out. C) There was free light to see by at a pub. D) He had a part time job there. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There was free light to see by at a pub. 4. In which city did Shakespeare build his theatre? A) Venice. B) Paris. C) London. D) Madrid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) London. 5. Seven Ages Of Men is taken from ..... As you like it. A) Comedy. B) Tragedy. C) Tragicomedy. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comedy. 6. Which of the following ladies was the Queen during Shakespeare's life? A) Mary I. B) Elizabeth I. C) Elizabeth II. D) Catherine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elizabeth I. 7. What Shakespeare play are we about to read? A) Hamlet. B) Romeo and Juliet. C) Henry IV. D) A Dream Within a Dream. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Romeo and Juliet. 8. Gravediggers unearth the ..... A) Skull of jester Yorick. B) Skull of Ophelia. C) Dead body of Hamlet. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skull of jester Yorick. 9. Shakespeare was ..... A) An actor and playwright. B) A playwright and poet. C) An actor, novelist, and playwright. D) A poet, actor and playwright. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A poet, actor and playwright. 10. Jaques compares all men and women with players in a A) Game of polo. B) Card game. C) Stage production. D) Child's game. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stage production. 11. What does the author claim we can learn by comparing the words writers use? A) How many different words they use. B) How the use of language has changed over time. C) What's impressive about the way they use words. D) What words writers and rappers use most often. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What's impressive about the way they use words. 12. How old was Shakespeare when he married Anne Hathaway? A) 18. B) 20. C) 32. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 18. 13. In which year did William Shakespeare die A) 1615. B) 1614. C) 1616. D) 1617. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1616. 14. What is something that Shakespeare did during his "lost years? " A) He moved to London to begin his acting career. B) He wrote "Romeo and Juliet". C) He married his wife, Anne. D) He quit acting and writing plays for good. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He moved to London to begin his acting career. 15. Which of the following is NOT a theme of the sonnet? A) Love someone, despite his/her flaws. B) Love over money. C) True love isn't exclusive to physical appearance. D) Perfection is impossible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Love over money. 16. Which of the following words is Shakespeare credited with creating? A) Puke. B) Teacher. C) Flabbergasted. D) Corona. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Puke. 17. Which one of the following is not a tragedy of William Shakespeare? A) Hamlet. B) Antony and Cleopatra. C) Macbeth. D) Twelfth Night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Twelfth Night. 18. Where would Shakespeare probable have spent time writing other than his home because of the free light? A) Outside. B) McDonalds. C) A Pub. D) The Globe Theater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Pub. 19. A. The name of Othello's wife was ..... A) A. Ophelia. B) A.Desdemona. C) C. Juliet. D) Anna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A.Desdemona. 20. What were Shakespeare's parents' names? A) Fred and Wilma. B) Roseanne and Dan. C) John and Mary. D) Edward and Elizabeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John and Mary. ← 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