This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Authors > William Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which play conveys to the audience NOT to marry an older woman? (The title will be on the screen!) A) Macbeth. B) Twelfth Night. C) King Lear. D) Hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twelfth Night. 2. Which sentence is correct? A) My dog is called harley. B) My dog is called Harley. C) My dog is called Harley. D) My dog is harley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My dog is called Harley. 3. A Shakespeare sonnet has ..... syllables in each line. A) 10. B) 15. C) 8. D) 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10. 4. The rhyme scheme in this stanza is ..... "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;Coral is far more red, than her lips red:If snow be white, why then her breasts be dun;If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head. A) AABB. B) ABABA. C) ABAB. D) ABBA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ABAB. 5. How many words did Shakespeare introduce into the English language? A) 1000. B) 3000. C) 2000. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3000. 6. Shakespeare not only wrote most of his life, he also ..... A) Was an author. B) Was an actor. C) Was a doctor. D) Was a professional singer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was an actor. 7. Unrhymed iambic pentameter = A) Blank Verse. B) Free Verse. C) Pros. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blank Verse. 8. Which famous Shakespeare play does the quote "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!" come from? A) King Lear. B) As You Like It. C) The Famous History of the Life of King Henry VIII. D) The Life and Death of King John. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) King Lear. 9. During his school days, Shakespeare translated what language to English? A) Greek. B) Italian. C) French. D) Latin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Latin. 10. Was William Shakespeare graduated at university? A) No. B) Yes. C) Maybe. D) Yes, but he didn't finish the career. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 11. From what character flaw does Bassanio believe Gratiano suffers? A) Mean-spiritedness. B) A lack of depth. C) Stinginess. D) Vanity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A lack of depth. 12. The group of four plays known as the "major tetralogy" is: A) Richard III, King John, Henry VIII, 1 Henry VI. B) 1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI, Richard III. C) King John, Henry V, Richard II, Richard III. D) Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V. 13. What theater was Shakespeare's plays performed in? A) The World. B) The Globe. C) The Universe. D) The Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Globe. 14. What was the name of the theater Shakespeare part owned in London? A) Round theater. B) Globe theater. C) Penniwick theater. D) Smallhouse theater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Globe theater. 15. Where did Romeo and Juliet live? A) Denmark. B) Stratford-Upon-Avon. C) London. D) Verona. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verona. 16. The man who is "full of wise saws" is the A) Soldier. B) Justice. C) Shrinking man. D) Old man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Justice. 17. I don't understand his explanation. It's all ..... to me! A) Arab. B) Greek. C) Chinese. D) English. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greek. 18. For almost twenty years with theLord Chamberlain's Men, William Shakespeare was regular dramatist, producing ..... A) On avarage two plays a year. B) On average two plays a year. C) On average five plays a year. D) On avarage three plays a year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On average two plays a year. 19. In 1603 Shakespeare's acting company, The Lord Chamberlain's Men, became the King's Men. Which king was their patron? A) George III. B) James I. C) Edward III. D) Henry VIII. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) James I. 20. Which is the most famous poem by William Shakespeare A) Sonnet 55. B) Sonnet 29. C) Sonnet 20. D) Sonnet 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sonnet 18. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books