This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 15 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Shakespeare is known as A) Father of Drama. B) Bard of Avon. C) Both of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bard of Avon. 2. Which drama of Shakespeare is known as the Monalisa of Shakespeare? A) Othello. B) Macbeth. C) Midsummer Night's Dream. D) Hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hamlet. 3. What does the Shakespeare question cover? A) The question is why he died. B) The question is, what religion was W.S. C) The question is whether he modeled Romeo's figure on himself. D) The question is whether W. S. really wrote the works, since his knowledge could not have made this possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The question is whether W. S. really wrote the works, since his knowledge could not have made this possible. 4. Which of the following pieces of literature was NOT written by Shakespeare? A) A Midsummer Night's Dream. B) The Canterbury Tales. C) The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. D) The Tragedy of Macbeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Canterbury Tales. 5. Who drinks the poison in Hamlet? A) The king. B) Laertes. C) Hamlet. D) The queen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The queen. 6. Which university did William Shakespeare attend? A) Oxford. B) Cambridge. C) London. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None. 7. What was the name of the theater built by Shakespeare's company? A) Shakespeare Theater. B) Royal Theater. C) Globe Theater. D) King's Theater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Globe Theater. 8. Shakespeare was born on 23rd April1564. What day did he die? A) New Year's Day. B) His Birthday. C) Christmas Day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His Birthday. 9. DESDEMONA WAS THE DAUGHTER OF BRABANCIO, A VERY BEAUTIFUL VENETIAN AND OF GOOD JUDGMENT. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 10. Why did playhouses succeed during Shakespeare's time? A) The Queen loves the play. B) The Queen hates the play. C) The Queen is one of the members of the play. D) The Queen directs the play. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Queen loves the play. 11. William married at the age of A) 20. B) 18. C) 19. D) 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18. 12. William Shakespeare performed for Queen Elizabeth I in Greenwhich Palace. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. A suitor of Juliet who asks her father for her hand. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 14. Shakespeare was also: A) A book publisher. B) A doctor. C) An actor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An actor. 15. I feel I can do anything I want, ..... ! A) A heart of gold. B) Break the ice. C) Green-eyed monster. D) The world is my oyster. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The world is my oyster. 16. Which of the following factors played a role in the bleakness of his art in the second half of his career? A) He lost his fortune. B) Her baby son died. C) He was wounded in a battle. D) He was disgraced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her baby son died. 17. In which year did the original Globe theatre burn down? A) 2021. B) 1567. C) 1999. D) 1613. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1613. 18. He started writing poems when ..... were closed. A) Schools. B) Libraries. C) Theatres. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theatres. 19. In "Midsummer Night's Dream, " Shakespeare told the story of several couples, in love at the beginning and the end. This is an example of what? A) A tragedy. B) A history. C) A plain old play. D) A comedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A comedy. 20. From which of Shakespeare's very renowned plays has this quote been taken?'What's in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.' A) Romeo and Juliet. B) The Winter's Tale. C) Comedy of Errors. D) Macbeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Romeo and Juliet. 21. Why does Oberon decide to take revenge on Titania? A) Because the queen had betrayed him. B) Because the queen no longer wanted to obey him. C) Because Titania had rebelled against Oberon. D) Because the two were competing for the guardianship of a human boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because the two were competing for the guardianship of a human boy. 22. Replica is a ..... A) Person who writes plays. B) Word. C) Copy. D) City. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Copy. 23. Building the Globe Theatre was an important business move for Shakespeare A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. In which town was William Shakespeare born? A) Liverpool. B) Stratford-upon-Avon. C) Birmingham. D) Manchester. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratford-upon-Avon. 25. What city did you settle in? A) A London. B) A Manchester. C) And Barcelona. D) A Roma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A London. 26. King Lear is angry with Cordelia because she ..... A) Did not answer his question. B) Does not love him. C) Left the palace. D) Does not want him in her house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did not answer his question. 27. In Hamlet, how is the king's murder discovered? A) There was a witness. B) With a theatrical performance. C) It is never discovered. D) The murderer confesses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With a theatrical performance. 28. What did he learn about in the local school he attended? A) About the Latin language and ancient works. B) On Italian dramaturgy. C) About English history. D) About English kings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About the Latin language and ancient works. 29. How would you describe the speaker's tone in this poem? A) Dismissive. B) Insulting. C) Sincere. D) Ironic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insulting. 30. Romeo and Juliet/ Othello is a/n ..... A) Epic poem. B) Greek tragedy. C) Elizabethan tragedy. D) Comedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elizabethan tragedy. 31. Revenge is ..... A) Show. B) Hurting someone who hurt you. C) Piece of body. D) Destiny. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hurting someone who hurt you. 32. William Shakespeare is often known as one of the greatest writers to ever live. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 33. Approximately how many plays and poems did Shakespeare write? A) 38 plays and 150 poems. B) 200 plays and 38 poems. C) 60 plays and 100 poems. D) 10 plays and 10 poems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 38 plays and 150 poems. 34. Who received the bulk of Shakespeare's estate in his will? A) Susanna. B) Hamnet. C) Anne. D) Judith. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Susanna. 35. Protagonist. Only heir of the Montesco family A) Romeo. B) Romeo's parents. C) Juliet's parents. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Romeo. 36. During Shakespeare's time, actors were all male. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 37. "Venus and Adonis" and "The Rape of Lucrece" were A) Sonnets. B) Long narrative poems. C) Tragic plays. D) Comedies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long narrative poems. 38. William Shakespeare is buried in ..... A) Westminster Abbey. B) St. Paul's Cathedral. C) Holy Trinity Church. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Holy Trinity Church. 39. What is the central theme of 'Romeo and Juliet'? A) Ambition. B) Amore. C) Fear. D) Vendetta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amore. 40. And darling, it was good never looking down ..... right there where we stood was holy ground. A) WS. B) TS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TS. 41. The Hamlet story begins with a death. What happened? A) His girlfriend is killed by his father. B) His uncle is killed by his mother. C) His mother is killed by his father. D) His father is killed by his uncle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His father is killed by his uncle. 42. Shakespeare had a huge influence on the English language. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 43. What is the metaphor used to describe life in the reading? A) A stage. B) A game. C) A puzzle. D) A journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A stage. 44. In which city is the tragedy 'Julius Caesar' set? A) Sparta. B) Athens. C) Carthage. D) Roma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Roma. 45. In 1599 William opened a new theater called A) The English teather. B) Romeo and Juliet theater. C) The Globe Theater. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Globe Theater. 46. A story/scene that finishes sadly is a ..... A) Tragedy. B) Fiction. C) Comedy. D) Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tragedy. 47. His plays were full of ..... and ..... scenes. A) Battle and action. B) Love and emotion. C) Comedy and sillyness. D) Dog and cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Battle and action. 48. This story can tell about a person's life or just part of their life. A) Biography. B) Autobiography. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 49. I really like Bali ..... Bali is the best island in Indonesia. A) I disagree. B) I don't know. C) I agree. D) I don't like it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I agree. 50. 'A man can die but once.' Identify the play A) King Lear. B) Hamlet. C) Macbeth. D) Henry IV. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Henry IV. 51. What's the name of the 'Shakespeare theatre' in London? A) The World Theatre. B) The Old Shakespeare Theatre. C) The Globe Theatre. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Globe Theatre. 52. Shakespeare's vocabulary is ..... A) More creative than many rappers' vocabularies. B) Not as accessible as many rappers' vocabularies. C) Not as big as many rappers' vocabularies. D) More complex than many rappers' vocabularies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not as big as many rappers' vocabularies. 53. Groundlings were most similar to: A) Wealthy socialites who regularly attend the opera. B) The people in bleachers at a ballgame. C) Young families who occasionally see plays in the city. D) People who make sure to see a movie the night it comes out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The people in bleachers at a ballgame. 54. What is the main theme of the work? A) The fight against family tradition. B) The love forbidden by the enmity between families. C) Revenge against Romeo's enemies. D) The search for true love. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The love forbidden by the enmity between families. 55. How many brothers and sisters William had? A) No sibling. B) 1 brother only. C) 2 sisters and 3 brothers. D) 2 sisters only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2 sisters and 3 brothers. 56. How many witches did Macbeth meet? A) 3. B) 2. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 57. Shakespeare's wife was A) Olivia Rodrigo. B) Anne Hathaway. C) Selena Gomez. D) Emma Stone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anne Hathaway. 58. What did Shakespeare use to write his plays? A) A feather. B) A pencil. C) A highlighter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A feather. 59. What is the name of the poem written by Shakespeare about a young man? A) The Dark Lady. B) The Fair Youth. C) Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?. D) The Seven Ages of Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Fair Youth. 60. What is the title of the play that many speculate was inspired by the death of Shakespeare's son? A) Othello. B) Macbeth. C) Hamlet. D) King Lear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hamlet. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuthors QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesWilliam Shakespeare Quiz 1William Shakespeare Quiz 2William Shakespeare Quiz 3William Shakespeare Quiz 4William Shakespeare Quiz 5William Shakespeare Quiz 6William Shakespeare Quiz 7William Shakespeare Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books