This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > William Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 16 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who was William's Father A) John Shakespeare. B) James Shakespeare. C) Peter Shakespeare. D) Albert Shakespeare. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John Shakespeare. 2. Six months after the wedding, Shakespeare's daughter ..... was born. Two years later Anne gave birth to twins:..... A) Susanna / Hamnet and Judith. B) Judith/ Hamnet and Susanna. C) Susanna / Macbeth and Judith. D) Judith / Macbeth and Susanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Susanna / Hamnet and Judith. 3. What does "damasked" mean? A) Taking off a mask. B) One solid color. C) A greyish color. D) Separated by color. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Separated by color. 4. The poem compares "exit" to A) Birth. B) Life. C) Doors. D) Death. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Death. 5. A fun fact about Shakespeare is that he died on the same day of his A) Birthday. B) Anniversary. C) Queen's death. D) Son's death. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Birthday. 6. What was the cause of William Shakespeare's death? A) The Black plague. B) Being captured by pirates. C) Drowning. D) The actual cause of his death is unknown. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The actual cause of his death is unknown. 7. Why did Shakespeare go to the pubs (bars) to write his plays? A) He liked to drink while he wrote. B) His wife kicked him out. C) There was free light to see by at a pub. D) He had a part time job there. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There was free light to see by at a pub. 8. In which city did Shakespeare build his theatre? A) Venice. B) Paris. C) London. D) Madrid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) London. 9. Seven Ages Of Men is taken from ..... As you like it. A) Comedy. B) Tragedy. C) Tragicomedy. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comedy. 10. Which of the following ladies was the Queen during Shakespeare's life? A) Mary I. B) Elizabeth I. C) Elizabeth II. D) Catherine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elizabeth I. 11. Gravediggers unearth the ..... A) Skull of jester Yorick. B) Skull of Ophelia. C) Dead body of Hamlet. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skull of jester Yorick. 12. Jaques compares all men and women with players in a A) Game of polo. B) Card game. C) Stage production. D) Child's game. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stage production. 13. How old was Shakespeare when he married Anne Hathaway? A) 18. B) 20. C) 32. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 18. 14. In which year did William Shakespeare die A) 1615. B) 1614. C) 1616. D) 1617. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1616. 15. Which of the following is NOT a theme of the sonnet? A) Love someone, despite his/her flaws. B) Love over money. C) True love isn't exclusive to physical appearance. D) Perfection is impossible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Love over money. 16. Which of the following words is Shakespeare credited with creating? A) Puke. B) Teacher. C) Flabbergasted. D) Corona. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Puke. 17. Where would Shakespeare probable have spent time writing other than his home because of the free light? A) Outside. B) McDonalds. C) A Pub. D) The Globe Theater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Pub. 18. A. The name of Othello's wife was ..... A) A. Ophelia. B) A.Desdemona. C) C. Juliet. D) Anna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A.Desdemona. 19. What were Shakespeare's parents' names? A) Fred and Wilma. B) Roseanne and Dan. C) John and Mary. D) Edward and Elizabeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John and Mary. 20. IN 1593 and 1594, Shakespeare dedicated two poems to the Earl of ....., who was also his patron. A) Cedar Hill. B) York. C) South Hampton. D) Earl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) South Hampton. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuthors QuizzesWilliam Shakespeare Quiz 1William Shakespeare Quiz 2William Shakespeare Quiz 3William Shakespeare Quiz 4William Shakespeare Quiz 5William Shakespeare Quiz 6William Shakespeare Quiz 7William Shakespeare Quiz 8William Shakespeare Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books