William Shakespeare Quiz 3 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which famous Shakespeare play does the quote "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" come from?

Correct Answer: D) King Henry the Sixth, Part II.

2. Which of these is NOT a genre of Shakespeare play?

Correct Answer: C) Horror.

3. How would the audience treat the actors?

Correct Answer: B) Throw things and shout insults.

4. What was Shakespeare's dad's name?

Correct Answer: B) Jon.

5. What is the characteristic of man in the third stage of life?

Correct Answer: A) He writes ballads to his mistress.

6. A conversation between two or more characters

Correct Answer: A) Dialogue.

7. Romeo and Juliet would be an example of what type of play?

Correct Answer: A) Tragedy.

8. Which of Shakespeare's Children died of unknown causes at age 11?

Correct Answer: A) Hamnet.

9. How many kids does William Shakespeare have?

Correct Answer: C) 3.

10. What is the nickname for The Globe Theatre?

Correct Answer: D) Wooden O.

11. What was Shakespeare's first play?

Correct Answer: B) Henry VI.

12. What did he build?

Correct Answer: D) The Globe Theatre.

13. What was John Shakespeare's occupation?

Correct Answer: C) Merchant.

14. What was the name of the Shakespeare's famous theatre?

Correct Answer: A) Globe.

15. What is not a theme of the sonnet

Correct Answer: B) Unconditional love.

16. How many of William Shakespeare's sonnets were published in his complete works?

Correct Answer: A) 154.

17. Which literary movement gave base to William Shakespeare's plays?

Correct Answer: B) University Wits.

18. In which play by Shakespeare can you read this quote: "to be or not to be, that is the question"

Correct Answer: D) Hamlet.

19. The people who stood in front of the stage to watch a play were called .....

Correct Answer: C) Groundlings.

20. William Shakespeare married .....

Correct Answer: A) Anne Hathaway.