William Shakespeare Quiz 7 (20 MCQs)

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1. Where was William Shakespeare from?

Correct Answer: D) Stratford-Upon-Avon.

2. Where was WIlliam Shakespeare born

Correct Answer: D) United Kingdom.

3. Why was the original Globe built outside of the city limits?

Correct Answer: B) The church thought they were evil.

4. How much did Shakespeare write?

Correct Answer: D) 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and 2 epic narrative poems.

5. What was one of Shakespeare's plays?

Correct Answer: A) Romeo and Juilet.

6. How many children did King Lear have?

Correct Answer: B) Three daughters.

7. Shakespeare lived almos entirely during the reign of .....

Correct Answer: C) Queen Elizabeth I.

8. How much older than him was Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare's future wife?

Correct Answer: A) 8 years.

9. What was the name of his first play?

Correct Answer: D) The Two Gentlemen of Verona.

10. What are William Shakespeare's themes?

Correct Answer: A) Love friendship and vegeance.

11. What plague had an outbreak when Shakespeare first started theatre

Correct Answer: A) Black Death.

12. What was significant about the date of Shakespeare's death?

Correct Answer: B) He died on his birthday, 52 years to this day.

13. Shakespeare was a prolific writer during ..... of British theatre

Correct Answer: C) The Elizabethan and Jacobean ages.

14. Which university did William Shakespeare attend?

Correct Answer: D) None.

15. How old was he when he married?

Correct Answer: A) He was 17-18 years old.

16. List the occupations of Shakespeare?

Correct Answer: B) Dramatist, Poet, Writer, Actor, Playwright.

17. How many lines is a standard sonnet composed of?

Correct Answer: C) 14.

18. In what year was the Globe theater built?

Correct Answer: B) 1599.

19. The film "Shakespeare in Love" is based on his life.

Correct Answer: A) True.

20. Thoughts spoken aloud by a character when he/she is alone, or thinks he/she is alone

Correct Answer: A) Soliloquy.