William Shakespeare Quiz 29 (20 MCQs)

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1. "tHE TWO TEENAGERS FALL IN LOVE, DIE TRAGICALLY AND TAKE OTHER PEOPLE DOWN WITH THEM"

Correct Answer: B) ROMEO AND JULIET.

2. What happened in 1573?

Correct Answer: C) A terrible disease broke out.

3. How does the tone of the poem shift?

Correct Answer: A) From critical to genuine.

4. According to Shakespeare, "All The World is a

Correct Answer: D) Stage.

5. Shakespeare wrote a play that is a twist on his son's name. What is the title of that play?

Correct Answer: B) Hamlet.

6. Who is known as 'Bard of Avon'?

Correct Answer: B) William Shakespeare.

7. Which one of the following was not a position in which William's father served in Stratford?

Correct Answer: A) An actor.

8. What was the name of the Theater that Shakespeare was part owner of?

Correct Answer: A) The Globe Theater.

9. If the weather was good, plays were performed .....

Correct Answer: B) In the afternoon.

10. What time did most plays at The Globe Theatre begin?

Correct Answer: C) Noon or 2:00 PM.

11. A play that usually ends in the death of a hero is called a .....

Correct Answer: A) Tragedy.

12. What theatre dis He build?

Correct Answer: A) He built the Globe Theatre.

13. Whom did Shakespeare marry?

Correct Answer: B) Anne Hathaway.

14. What does William manage to do that his father failed to accomplish years earlier?

Correct Answer: B) He is able to secure a coat of arms for the Shakespeares.

15. In what theater were most of Shakespeare's plays performed?

Correct Answer: D) The Globe.

16. When did William Shakespeare start writing

Correct Answer: B) 1592.

17. What is the setting of Romeo and Juliet?

Correct Answer: A) Verona.

18. A play on words

Correct Answer: C) Pun.

19. The Globe Theater is in what city?

Correct Answer: B) London.

20. Where did Shakespeare live?

Correct Answer: A) Stratford-Upon-Avon.