This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many years after Shakespeare's death were his collected plays published in the First Folio? A) Three. B) Ten. C) Five. D) Seven. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seven. 2. One of Shakespeare most famous play is ..... A) Tom and Sue. B) Romeno and Juliet. C) Romeo and Julie. D) Romeo and Juliet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Romeo and Juliet. 3. He died on the ..... , in 1616. A) 21st of April. B) 24th of April. C) 23rd of April. D) 22nd of April. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 23rd of April. 4. Which statement best describes a theme conveyed by Hamlet's battle with Laertes in Act V? A) It's dangerous to have too much confidence. B) Violence rarely brings about justice. C) A person must face his or her fate with courage. D) One must plan revenge with great care. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person must face his or her fate with courage. 5. What was the name of Shakespeare's company when King James became its patron? A) The Merry Wives of Windsor. B) The King's Men. C) The Lord Chamberlain's Men. D) The Globe Theatre. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The King's Men. 6. "The merchant of Venice" is a play about revenge and of how difficulr it is to take action sometimes. A) TRUE. B) FALSE . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE . 7. It is NOT a literary genre A) Dramatic. B) Lyrical. C) Novel. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Novel. 8. What was the birth place of William Shakespeare? A) Stratfoord-upon-Avon, 1564. B) Stratford-upon-Avon, 1564. C) Straford-upon-Avon, 1564. D) Statford-upon-Avon, 1564. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratford-upon-Avon, 1564. 9. He married Anne Hathaway when he was ..... years old. A) 18. B) 28. C) 20. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 18. 10. Where was W. Shakespeare buried? A) In Liverpool. B) In Verona. C) In London. D) In Stratford-upon-Avon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In Stratford-upon-Avon. 11. ..... children should play outside more. A) I can't believe. B) In my opinion. C) I learn that. D) Do you think that. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In my opinion. 12. Did women act in his plays? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 13. The work consists of ..... A) 7 actors. B) 3 actors. C) 5 actors. D) 4 actors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5 actors. 14. How many siblings did William Shakespeare had? A) 7. B) 5. C) 3. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 7. 15. William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in London, England. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 16. At the age of 18, Shakespeare married a then 26-year-old ..... A) Anne Hathaway. B) Julianne Moore. C) Amy Adams. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anne Hathaway. 17. How is Anne Hathaway related to Shakespeare A) Wife. B) Mother. C) Best friend. D) Child. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wife. 18. How did Shakespeare die? A) Heart attack. B) Possibly eating and drinking too much. C) He got killed. D) He was poisoned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Possibly eating and drinking too much. 19. William Shakespeare was not a A) Poet. B) Actor. C) Singer. D) Dramatist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Singer. 20. According to the prologue, the thing that will end the feud is ..... A) The royal decree of the prince to end the fighting. B) The deaths of every member of both families. C) The marriage between these families' children. D) The deaths of these families' children, who fell in love. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The deaths of these families' children, who fell in love. 21. How old was W Shakespeare when he married and how old was his wife, Anne Hathaway? A) 16-24. B) 19-30. C) 18-26. D) 17-25. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 18-26. 22. According to the reading, what is the third stage of life? A) Infant. B) Schoolboy. C) Soldier. D) Lover. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lover. 23. His most famous plays are comedies Hamlet or Romeo and Juliet. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 24. Shakespeare made his money from his A) Poems. B) Relatives. C) Plays. D) Acting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acting. 25. He is buried under A) The Globe Theatre. B) A church floor. C) Pine tree. D) His house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A church floor. 26. Drama is literature that is written in order to be performed A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. Name 3 subjects he studied at school. A) Grammar, logic, arithmetic. B) English, religion, art. C) Math, Science, religion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grammar, logic, arithmetic. 28. Servants of the Montague family A) TybaltAbram and Balthazar. B) Mercucio the Benvolio. C) Escalo and Paris. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TybaltAbram and Balthazar. 29. It is one of William Shakespeare's works: A) Knight Carmelo. B) Hamlet. C) Don Quijote of La Mancha. D) The Lord of the rings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hamlet. 30. He died on April 23 of 1616 A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. William Shakespeare (most likely) was born ..... A) April 23, 1564. B) April 25, 1564. C) April 27, 1564. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) April 23, 1564. 32. Until which year Shakespeare wrote the tragedy novel? A) 1508-1518. B) 1590-1594. C) 1608-1618. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1590-1594. 33. Oberon and Titania, kings of the fairies, became angry over a dispute that had its origins in A) The custody of an orphan child adopted by Titania. B) A magic potion that Oberon wants to use on all the fairies. C) An escape of the mortal lovers that puts the king of Athens in trouble. D) A play that they are going to perform at court and that the fairies do not participate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The custody of an orphan child adopted by Titania. 34. Did all people have a seat in his theatre? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 35. Who was the Queen during Shakespeare's time? A) Queen Elizabeth II. B) Queen Anne I. C) Queen Elizabeth I. D) Queen Mary I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Queen Elizabeth I. 36. Select an action that occurs in the second scene of Act III: A) Oberon disappears from the forest under inexplicable conditions. B) Oberon sends Puck to find Elena and charms Demetrius' eyes. C) Oberon sentences Puck to death when he realizes the mistake he made. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oberon sends Puck to find Elena and charms Demetrius' eyes. 37. How many plays had William Shakespeare written by the year 1611? A) 20. B) 35. C) 40. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 35. 38. He ..... 37 plays, one every 18 months. A) Wrote. B) Writed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wrote. 39. In which year was the first folio of Shakespeare's works printed? A) 1650. B) 1600. C) 1630. D) 1623. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1623. 40. Shakespeare wrote ..... plays by the year 1597. A) 37. B) 10. C) 9. D) 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 37. 41. What were the two main options for how you could view a Shakespearean play? A) Stand in a covered area far away or sit up close. B) Stand uncovered or sit in a covered balcony. C) Sit in an uncovered or covered area of the playhouse. D) Standing uncovered was the only option. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stand uncovered or sit in a covered balcony. 42. The main character in The Merry Wives of Windsor is ..... A) Sir David Peterborough. B) Sir Bob Geldof. C) Sir Jimmy Savile. D) Sir John Falstaff. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sir John Falstaff. 43. What did Shakespeare consider his main profession to be? A) A reader. B) A builder. C) An actor. D) A writer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An actor. 44. Who were the main characters in Shakespeare's comedy "The Twelfth Night" ? A) John and Mary. B) Boris and Margaret. C) Sebastian and Viola. D) William and Kate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sebastian and Viola. 45. A name for William Shakespeare? A) Bard. B) Resonate. C) Comedy. D) Figurative Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bard. 46. What is the title of Shakespeare's first complete work of fiction? A) Richard III. B) The Comedy of Errors. C) Romeo and Juliet. D) King Henry VI. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Comedy of Errors. 47. I would if I were thy bird. A) WS. B) TS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) WS. 48. What was the name of Shakespeare's father? A) John. B) Thomas. C) William. D) Henry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John. 49. Stratford is small industrial town. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 50. A play that ends sadly:an event causing great suffering A) Misfortune. B) Tragedy. C) Debt. D) Comedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tragedy. 51. Who became the head of the Church of England? A) King. B) A new position was created. C) Presbyter. D) Pope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) King. 52. What is the name of Shakespeare's wife? A) Mary Arden. B) Elizabeth I. C) Anne Hathaway. D) Juliet Capulet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anne Hathaway. 53. Who asks Romeo to the dance? A) Nobody decides to go after reading a letter carried by a servant of the Capulets. B) Julieta invites him through the housekeeper. C) He is invited by his friend Mercutio, who will go with the Prince. D) Mr. Capulet invites him to make peace. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nobody decides to go after reading a letter carried by a servant of the Capulets. 54. What family does Romeo belong to? A) He was cousin of the Prince of Verona. B) He was a Montague. C) He was a Capulet. D) Romeo lived alone with his dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was a Montague. 55. William Shakespeare was born and died in Stratford-upon Avon A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 56. Avon is a small agricultural town in England. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 57. Who was William? A) Singer. B) Playwright. C) Poet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playwright. 58. How did the Globe Theatre announce a new play in Shakespeare's time? A) Advert in the newspaper. B) Hanging out flags. C) Facebook and Twitter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hanging out flags. 59. What was the name of Shakespeare's 1st acting troupe? A) Lord Chamberlain's Men. B) The Shakespearean Actors. C) Elizabeth's Troupe. D) His Majesty's Servants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lord Chamberlain's Men. 60. William Shakespeare fue un: A) English playwright and poet. B) Director of dinner. C) Comedian. D) Scientific and researcher. 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