William Shakespeare Quiz 4 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. Lines that are spoken by a character directly to the audience

Correct Answer: B) Aside.

2. William and Anne had a daughter and also .....?

Correct Answer: D) Twins.

3. Macbeth and Hamlet are examples of .....

Correct Answer: C) Tragedies.

4. What were the people who paid a penny to stand during a performance called?

Correct Answer: A) Groundlings.

5. This is an example of which of the following?

Correct Answer: C) Sonnet.

6. What reason does Antonio give for being sad in the opening scene of the play?

Correct Answer: C) He gives no reason.

7. What is the name of the theatre associated with William Shakespeare?

Correct Answer: C) The Globe Theatre.

8. The rhyme scheme of a sonnet depends upon .....

Correct Answer: D) End rhyme.

9. Shakespeare often wrote in ....., which is a line of poetry containing 10 syllables that alternate, unstressed/stressed

Correct Answer: B) Iambic Pentameter.

10. What was the name of Shakespeare's theater company?

Correct Answer: A) King's Men.

11. What was his theatre?

Correct Answer: C) The Globe.

12. What is the rhythmic meter of a sonnet?

Correct Answer: A) Iambic pentameter.

13. How is the information provided in the article arranged?

Correct Answer: D) Chronological.

14. What does The Bard mean?

Correct Answer: A) Poet.

15. The Globe Theatre is on the banks of what river?

Correct Answer: D) Thames.

16. How does Shylock initially describe his demand for a pound of flesh to Bassanio and Antonio?

Correct Answer: C) As a harmless prank.

17. Shakespeare had ..... children.

Correct Answer: B) 3.

18. A humorous work of drama

Correct Answer: A) Comedy.

19. Which of the following is widely considered to be Shakespeare's most popular play?

Correct Answer: A) Romeo & Juliet.

20. It is believed that he introduced about ..... according to Oxford English Dictionary

Correct Answer: A) 3, 000.