This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > William Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What do we call a punctuation mark which is used to indicate possession? A) Apostrophe. B) Comma. C) Ellipses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 2. What are the main theme/s of the Sonnet 116? A) Love. B) Separation. C) Hope. D) Tragedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Love. 3. How many years lasted "The Shakespeare's Lost Years" ? A) 10 years. B) 5 years. C) 7 years. D) 8 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7 years. 4. Shakespeare was the founding member of which theatre group? A) God's Angels. B) Lord Chamberlain's Men. C) The Globe. D) The Admiral's Men. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord Chamberlain's Men. 5. In 1613 the Globe Theater burned down during a production of which play? A) King John. B) Richard II. C) Henry VIII. D) Henry V. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Henry VIII. 6. What school did William attend as a teen? A) Standford. B) Beths grammer school. C) Batesville Middle School. D) Stratford grammar school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stratford grammar school. 7. Who is Romeo's friend? A) Lord Montague. B) Lady Montague. C) Romeo. D) Mercutio. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mercutio. 8. Why was Stratford-upon-Avon called that? A) It was next to the River Stratford. B) That was Shakespeare real name. C) It was the name of the founder of the town. D) It was next to the River Avon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was next to the River Avon. 9. With few props, scenery, and money, what did Shakespeare rely upon in order to succeed? A) Language (his words). B) The best actors in town. C) Visits from the Queen. D) Charging more for admission to his plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Language (his words). 10. He left his town (Stratford-upon-Avon) and went to ..... A) Manchester. B) Liverpool. C) London. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) London. 11. Who is a Franciscan priest? A) Lord Montague. B) Friar Laurence. C) Romeo. D) Mercutio. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Friar Laurence. 12. What 2 years did Shakespeare dedicate two poems to the Earl of South Hampton? A) 1590 & 1591. B) 1599 & 1600. C) 1538 & 1539. D) 1593 & 1594. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1593 & 1594. 13. When was William Shakespeare baptized? A) 24 July1564. B) 26 April 1564. C) 26 August 1564. D) 16 April 1564. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 26 April 1564. 14. What kind of plays did Shakespeare write? A) Tragedies. B) Comedies. C) Histories. D) Tragedies, Comedies, Histories. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tragedies, Comedies, Histories. 15. William Shakespeare was one of the world's greatest ..... A) Writers. B) Scientists. C) Doctors. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Writers. 16. In which play would you find a character called Starveling? A) A midsummer Night's dream. B) Hamlet. C) Charlotte's Web. D) The Sound of Music. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A midsummer Night's dream. 17. What was shakespeare's inspiration A) None above the above. B) Nothing. C) Admired by poems. D) Undoubtedly admired Chaucer works immensely, for he uses several of Chaucer's poems as sources of his plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Undoubtedly admired Chaucer works immensely, for he uses several of Chaucer's poems as sources of his plays. 18. Name a few famous quotes by Shakespeare A) We know what we are, but we don't know what we may be. B) All that glitters isn't gold. C) All of the above. D) No legacy is as rich as honesty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the above. 19. The rhyme scheme of Shakespeare's sonnets is A) ABCD EFGH IJKL MM. B) ABBB CDDD EFFF GG. C) AAAA BBBB CCCC DD. D) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. 20. ) Where was Shakespeare's burial taken place? A) At his house. B) His dog's house. C) Holy Trinity Church. D) In Stratford. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Holy Trinity Church. Next →Related QuizzesAuthors QuizzesWilliam 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