This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > William Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The stories are timeless because ..... A) The stories are exciting and relevant today. B) His plays are dramatic. C) Full of conflict and capture the essence of human conflict. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 2. Shakespeare helped to build this theatre and staged most of his plays there. A) The Whitefriar. B) The Rose. C) The Swan. D) The Globe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Globe. 3. The theatre ..... Shakespeare plays were acted out was called The Globe Theatre. A) Where. B) Which. C) Who. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where. 4. What happened to his popularity in 400 years after his death? A) He became less popular. B) People forgot him. C) He became more popular. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He became more popular. 5. How many children did you have? A) 8. B) 7. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 6. Around what age do they believe Shakespeare was withdrawn from school? A) 11. B) 12. C) 13. D) 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 14. 7. Who is the sonnet about? A) The young man. B) The young woman. C) The dark young man. D) The dark favored woman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dark favored woman. 8. King Lear ..... A) Puts Cordelia in prison. B) Take out Gloucester's eyes. C) Helps Cordelia escape from prison. D) Dies in prison. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dies in prison. 9. What was the worst thing that ever happened to Shakespeare? A) His theater went bankrupt. B) His son died at a young age. C) His wife left him. D) His plays were not well liked during his lifetime. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His son died at a young age. 10. Romeo and Juliet is A) Comedy. B) Tragedy. C) Historic play. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tragedy. 11. How many works did William Shakespeare write? A) William Shakespeare wrote 31 works. B) William Shakespeare wrote 37 works. C) William Shakespeare wrote 43 works. D) William Shakespeare wrote 28 works. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) William Shakespeare wrote 37 works. 12. A division of an act into smaller parts A) Scene. B) Soliloquy. C) Comedy. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scene. 13. HIS WORKS ARE: A) MARIANELA, HUASIPUNGO. B) HOTEL, HAMLET. C) LES MISERABLES, DON QUIXOTE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) HOTEL, HAMLET. 14. In the summer 1596, what personal disaster struck Shakespeare's life? A) His son Hamnet died. B) His wife Anne died. C) The Globe was destroyed. D) The governor closed the playhouses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His son Hamnet died. 15. In what year was Shakespeare born? A) 1564. B) 1616. C) 1558. D) 1592. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1564. 16. Shakespeare was born on what holiday? A) Valentine's Day. B) Easter. C) Saint George's Day. D) Saint Patrick's Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saint George's Day. 17. Which one of the following terms is often called for the England's national poet, William Shakespeare? A) Bard of London. B) Bard of Avon. C) Master Dramatist. D) Supreme Poet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bard of Avon. 18. What year did shakespeae get married? A) 1582. B) 1599. C) 1606. D) 1601. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1582. 19. As a young lover, according to the poet, man A) Learns to dance. B) Composes ballads for his beloved. C) Goes hunting in the forest. D) Does exercises to build his muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Composes ballads for his beloved. 20. The last 'part' of a sonnet contains ..... lines A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. ← 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 9William Shakespeare Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books