William Shakespeare Quiz 25 (20 MCQs)

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1. Choose the direct quote by Shakespeare:

Correct Answer: B) All that glitters is not gold.

2. After Queen Elizabeth's death, Shakespeare's acting company became known as the .....

Correct Answer: B) King's Men.

3. What was his first poem?

Correct Answer: C) Venus & Adonis.

4. Who did William Shakespeare marry?

Correct Answer: C) Anne Hathaway.

5. What kind of plays did he write?

Correct Answer: C) Tragedies, comedies and histories.

6. A longer phrase that seems to go against logic (like an oxymoron) is called a .....

Correct Answer: B) Paradox.

7. What term refers to a rowdy group of people who would stand at the bottom of the stage and insult actors?

Correct Answer: B) Groundlings.

8. Almost all of Shakespeare's plays were based upon well-known fiction or what else?

Correct Answer: C) History.

9. Was the Globe

Correct Answer: B) An Elizabethan Theater.

10. What is a sonnet?

Correct Answer: B) Poem.

11. ) Why did people think Shakespeare was a fraud?

Correct Answer: B) He took credit for plays.

12. What word best describes the woman's skin?

Correct Answer: B) Grey.

13. Who is Shylock?

Correct Answer: C) A Jewish money lender.

14. What is the name of the theater Shakespeare is famous for?

Correct Answer: B) The Globe.

15. In what kind of story do the main charcter(s) die?

Correct Answer: C) Tragedy.

16. He wrote three kinds of plays .....

Correct Answer: A) Tragedy, Comedy and History.

17. Who was one of William Shakespeare's biggest supporters?

Correct Answer: A) The queen.

18. Queen Elizabeth's rule of England is referred to as the ..... era.

Correct Answer: A) Elizabethan.

19. What do we have at the end of a sentence?

Correct Answer: B) Full stop.

20. When did Shakespeare die?

Correct Answer: A) April 23, 1616.