William Shakespeare Quiz 24 (60 MCQs)

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1. "Frailty thy name is Woman." These famous lines appears in
2. The name of the first Shakespeare's playing company was .....
3. When was the first folio of William Shakespeare published?
4. What was Shakespeare's wifes name?
5. Hamlet accidentally kills .....
6. Which play was NOT written by William Shakespeare?
7. William Shakespeare wrote over 150 poems.
8. He is not a character from Macbeth .....
9. Which of Shakespeare's plays was being performed during the Globe theater fire?
10. The year of death of Shakespeare
11. It is a play that presents us with a story of .....
12. What was his parent's family business?
13. Which category of play is Romeo and Juliet?
14. Which is not one of the four great tragedies of William Shakespeare?
15. When did the first Globe theatre open?
16. Most of his plays were performed at the Globe
17. The name of Shakespeare's play where a young man and a girl love each other but cannot be together because of their families, is .....
18. Who are the Scots at war with at the beginning of the play?
19. What is the name of the school that Shakespeare probably attended?
20. True or False:There are no records that state Shakespeare actually went to the school in the small town where he lived.
21. What happened in 1573?
22. A sonnet consists of 14 lines.
23. Shakespeare had:
24. What is the evidence provided in the text to support the claim that William Shakespeare is considered one of the best writers?
25. This theater company was called Lord Chamberlain's Men, which later became known as the .....
26. What was Shakespeare's first play?
27. Name one thing that influenced Shakespeare's works.
28. In addition to plays, Shakespeare wrote many sonnets
29. Form Term:a measured amount of syllables in a line
30. Screaming, crying, perfect storms.
31. By ..... , Shakespeare was a member of a theater company.
32. William Shakespeare's first theater was called the Globe Theater.
33. Bonus! In what time period was Shakespeare born?
34. What happens to Queen Gertrude?
35. What is one of the first professional writers that Shakespeare is considered to be?
36. What was the name of his theatre?
37. This phrase refers to the undocumented years of Shakespeare's life:
38. Where is he from?
39. Shakespeare is often called .....
40. Dave:So what do you think of my singing? John:It's really good, but I suggest to try singing in a high tune. Dave:Thanks, John. John:No problem, Dave! From the dialogue above, John is .....
41. Name of the theater that Willian and his friends founded?
42. Malcolm invites him to the coronation at Scone.
43. What's the total number of words that his plays are made of?
44. In which year was The Tempest first performed?
45. He helped build a new theatre called .....
46. How many poems did he write in total?
47. William Shakespeare is ranked among top 10 poets?
48. Shakespeare lived in the ..... century:
49. Juliet's cousin, Lady Capulet's nephew
50. Where did Shakespeare live his final years?
51. The film "Shakespeare in Love" is based on his life.
52. Which sentence best describes how the character of Macbeth changes after he murders Duncan?
53. Shakespeare's father was prosecuted for .....
54. How does the scarf get to Casio?
55. What is the main theme of Shakespeare's play 'The Tempest'?
56. Shakespeare was a writer before he became an actor
57. William Shakespeare was part of an acting company known as the ..... which became the ..... when James I became king in 1603.
58. With reference to the diction used in the sonnet, what is the tone?
59. Which of these works is NOT by Shakespeare:
60. The Great Fire in London happened in what year?