This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 'Nothing will come of nothing.' Identify the play A) Much Ado About Nothing. B) The Two Noble Kinsmen. C) Othello. D) King Lear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) King Lear. 2. Which monarch was ruling England during Shakespeare's career? A) King James I. B) King Richard III. C) Queen Elizabeth I. D) King Henry VIII. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Queen Elizabeth I. 3. When did Shakespeare's son Hamnet die? A) 1596. B) 1608. C) 1585. D) 1616. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1596. 4. Much Ado About Nothing? A) Comedy. B) History. C) Tragedy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comedy. 5. Shakespeare attended the Stratford Grammar School, also known as the King's New School: A) From 1569 to 1579. B) He did not attend school. C) There are no records of his school attendance, but it is highly likely he attended that school. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There are no records of his school attendance, but it is highly likely he attended that school. 6. What meter did Shakespeare mostly use in his plays? A) Blank verse. B) Dactula. C) Jamb. D) Triple verse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blank verse. 7. What party is Romeo and Juliet at? A) At the mask party. B) At the carnival party. C) At the candy party. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the mask party. 8. In what places does the story take place? A) Italy-Scotland. B) England-Norway. C) Scotland-England. D) Norway-Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scotland-England. 9. Who does Lady Macbeth hold responsible for Duncan's murder? A) The goalkeeper. B) Malcolm y Donalbain. C) Macbeth. D) Duncan's drunken chamberlains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Duncan's drunken chamberlains. 10. From which of Shakespeare's very renowned plays, has this quote been taken?"To thine own self, be true" A) King Lear. B) Merchant of Venice. C) Hamlet. D) Twelfth Night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hamlet. 11. Despite the success of his plays, Shakespeare was not very rich or popular when he was alive. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. At the end of the plot, Oberon says: A) That if anyone felt offended, they are sorry. B) That if anyone felt offended, they should complain directly to the author. C) If anyone felt offended, forget it, because it was all an illusion. D) If anyone felt offended, let them think they were asleep and that everything was a dream. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If anyone felt offended, let them think they were asleep and that everything was a dream. 13. What year did you start writing? A) 1592. B) 1530. C) 1670. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1592. 14. Who played female parts? A) Women. B) Men. C) Children. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Men. 15. Which of Shakespeare's play features the line "To be or not to be that is the question" ? A) Macbeth. B) Romeo and Juliet. C) Midsummer Night's Dream. D) Hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hamlet. 16. When is Shakespeare's birthday? A) April 3, 1564. B) April 23, 1564. C) No one knows. D) April 23, 1616. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) April 23, 1564. 17. What does the word '' Literature '' mean? A) Ability to read and write. B) Ability to move around freely. C) Ability to listen and speak fluently. D) Ability in physical movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ability to read and write. 18. What is the name of the theater he had built to perform his plays? A) The National. B) The Cure. C) The Black Swan. D) The Globe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Globe. 19. Shakespeare died a poor man A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Which monarch (king or queen) was on the throne during Shakespeare's time? A) Henry VIII. B) Mary. C) Elizabeth. D) George. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elizabeth. 21. Shakespeare's famous sonnets are ..... line poems. A) 15. B) 9. C) 14. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 14. 22. Macbeth is based loosely on what events? A) The reign of King MacBeth I of Scotland. B) The life of King James I of England. C) The life of King James VI of Scotland. D) The life of Queen Scarlett of Rowe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The reign of King MacBeth I of Scotland. 23. What was the occupation of Shakespeare's father? A) Glover and leather merchant. B) Blacksmith. C) Baker. D) Carpenter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glover and leather merchant. 24. How many children did William Shakespeare have with Anne Hathaway? A) 1. B) 3. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 25. How many plays did W.Shakespeare write? A) 17. B) 73. C) 37. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 37. 26. Shakespeare's second and third children are twins. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 27. How many plays do we know that Shakespeare wrote? A) 37. B) 39. C) 38. D) 36. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 38. 28. Why does Lysander propose to Hermia that the two of them run away? A) For in Athens women must marry suitors chosen by their father. B) For in Athens women must marry suitors for the king. C) For in Athens women must marry the suitors who first court them. D) For in Athens women must marry the suitors they fall in love with. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For in Athens women must marry suitors chosen by their father. 29. What were the names of your 3 children? A) Susanna, Judith and Hamnet. B) Joseph, Robert and Maria. C) Paula, Daniel and Raquel. D) John, Jane and Jennifer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Susanna, Judith and Hamnet. 30. The two lovers enjoyed their feelings and gave their own love A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 31. Regarding Shakespeare, he points out the wrong A) Psychological depth in their characters. B) He created human archetypes. C) He mastered tragedy, comedy and drama. D) He is the true creator of his songs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is the true creator of his songs. 32. New evidence will soon settle the debate on who wrote the plays. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 33. When they talk about marriage to Julieta, she ..... A) He feels happy, because he will be able to realize his love. B) Rejects the marriage with Count Paris. C) He becomes distressed, why not get away from his family. D) He feels sad, because he still doesn't want to do it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rejects the marriage with Count Paris. 34. How does Romeo react when he receives the news of Juliet's death? A) He looks for Julieta and decides to take his life. B) He blames Paris for what happened and tries to kill him. C) Look for Friar Lorenzo to confirm it. D) He decides to return and take revenge for what happened. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He looks for Julieta and decides to take his life. 35. Which of the following is a comedy by Shakespeare? A) The Tempest. B) Julius Caesar. C) King Lear. D) Twelfth Night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Twelfth Night. 36. What job did Shakespeare's dad have? A) Cook. B) Farmer. C) Glovemaker. D) Teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glovemaker. 37. Which of the below is not Shakespeare's children? A) Hamnet. B) Susanna. C) Anthony. D) Judith. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anthony. 38. He was married to ..... A) Hamnet. B) Juliet. C) Anne. D) Judith. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anne. 39. In Much Ado About Nothing, Don John is Claudio's friend and he is ..... A) Nice and kind. B) Outgoing and clever. C) Mean and unfriendly. D) Friendly and lazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mean and unfriendly. 40. Shakespeare based his tragedies on ..... A) Fanfiction. B) Internet tragedy. C) Greek tragedy. D) Roman tragedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greek tragedy. 41. William shakespeare live in ..... A) London. B) America. C) Stratford-upon-avon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratford-upon-avon. 42. When were his works published? A) 1622. B) 1621. C) 1620. D) 1623. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1623. 43. Which of the following is a character in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'? A) Tony Stark. B) Tom Holland. C) Lysander. D) Cher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lysander. 44. What is the shape of the Globe theatre? A) Triangle. B) Rectangle. C) Square. D) Circle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Circle. 45. Biographies are written in which order? A) Cause and Effect. B) Order of importance. C) Problem and solution. D) Chronological order. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chronological order. 46. What is the name of Shakespeare's last play? A) Hamlet. B) Macbeth. C) The Tempest. D) Othello. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Tempest. 47. The Globe Theatre was ..... A) Round. B) Square. C) Long. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Round. 48. Macbeth belongs to the genus and species ..... A) Theatrical-comedy. B) Theatrical-drama. C) Teatral-tragedia. D) Epic-epic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teatral-tragedia. 49. Romeo tells his love woes about Juliet A) Father. B) Monk. C) Uncle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monk. 50. What is the penalty that Romeo must pay after the murder committed? A) Juliet's hatred and rejection. B) Imprisonment forever. C) The exile to Mantua. D) The death penalty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The exile to Mantua. 51. Which of these is an opinion about William Shakespeare? A) Some of his sonnets are addressed to a young man. B) His plays are more important than his poetry. C) Relatively little is known about his childhood. D) By 1594, he had gained fame in London. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His plays are more important than his poetry. 52. Macbeth is a ..... A) Comedy. B) Tragedy. C) Romance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tragedy. 53. Purpose or desire A) Enclose. B) Ascend. C) Intention. D) Malice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intention. 54. It is illegal for anyone below the rank of a count or countess to wear the color ..... A) Purple. B) Red. C) Gold. D) White. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Purple. 55. What was the basis of medieval drama when it was created? A) It was newly created, it had no foundation. B) Ancient Roman drama. C) Middle Eastern (Persian) acting. D) Ancient Greek drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was newly created, it had no foundation. 56. He lived during the reign of Queen? A) Elizabeth. B) Victoria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elizabeth. 57. The parts in the plays in the Globe theatre were performed by: A) Men and women. B) Only women. C) Men and young boys. D) Only by adult men. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Men and young boys. 58. The genre in which Shakespeare stood out is: A) Dramatic. B) Epic. C) Expository. D) Narrative. E) Lyrical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dramatic. 59. How does Romeo react when he sees Tybalt and Mercutio fighting? A) He tries to separate them, but can't. Afterwards, he decides to avenge his friend. B) He tries to calm them down to avoid conflict, but they both die. C) He confronts Tybalt to protect his friend. D) Get the two to stop fighting, so they can be discovered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He tries to separate them, but can't. Afterwards, he decides to avenge his friend. 60. What was the name of Shakespeare's eldest daughter? A) Susanna. B) Anne. C) Joan. D) Judith. 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