William Shakespeare Quiz 21 (20 MCQs)

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

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

2. 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.

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

Correct Answer: D) The Globe.

4. When did William Shakespeare start writing

Correct Answer: B) 1592.

5. What is the setting of Romeo and Juliet?

Correct Answer: A) Verona.

6. A play on words

Correct Answer: C) Pun.

7. Which play is known to be Shakespeares first?

Correct Answer: C) Henry VI Part 1.

8. What usually comes before a story/play

Correct Answer: B) Prologue.

9. Who was the queen of England when Shakespeare lived?

Correct Answer: A) Elizabeth.

10. When were his first two poems published?

Correct Answer: A) 1593.

11. Shakespeare was married to?

Correct Answer: A) Anne Hathaway.

12. Henry VI and Richard II are examples of .....

Correct Answer: A) Histories.

13. How many words and phrases did Shakespeare create?

Correct Answer: A) 3000.

14. What were the names of Shakespeare's kids?

Correct Answer: A) Susanna, Hamnet and Judith.

15. How and where does Romeo commit suicide?

Correct Answer: C) With poison in Juliet's tomb.

16. What was Shakespeare's last play?

Correct Answer: A) The Two Noble Kinsmen.

17. How many of Shakespeare's plays are classified as histories?

Correct Answer: B) 10.

18. Which of these idioms originates from Shakespeare's plays?

Correct Answer: B) GREEN-EYED MONSTER.

19. ) What did he leave his wife when he died?

Correct Answer: D) The bed and the bed clothing.

20. What is Shakespeare famous for?

Correct Answer: A) Play Writing.