This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Authors > William Shakespeare > William Shakespeare – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books William Shakespeare Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What do we call a punctuation mark which is used to indicate possession? A) Apostrophe. B) Comma. C) Ellipses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 2. What are the main theme/s of the Sonnet 116? A) Separation. B) Love. C) Tragedy. D) Hope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Love. 3. How many years lasted "The Shakespeare's Lost Years" ? A) 10 years. B) 8 years. C) 7 years. D) 5 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7 years. 4. Shakespeare was the founding member of which theatre group? A) The Admiral's Men. B) The Globe. C) Lord Chamberlain's Men. D) God's Angels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lord Chamberlain's Men. 5. In 1613 the Globe Theater burned down during a production of which play? A) Richard II. B) Henry VIII. C) Henry V. D) King John. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Henry VIII. 6. What school did William attend as a teen? A) Standford. B) Beths grammer school. C) Batesville Middle School. D) Stratford grammar school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stratford grammar school. 7. Who is Romeo's friend? A) Lady Montague. B) Mercutio. C) Lord Montague. D) Romeo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mercutio. 8. Why was Stratford-upon-Avon called that? A) It was the name of the founder of the town. B) It was next to the River Stratford. C) That was Shakespeare real name. D) It was next to the River Avon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was next to the River Avon. 9. With few props, scenery, and money, what did Shakespeare rely upon in order to succeed? A) Visits from the Queen. B) The best actors in town. C) Charging more for admission to his plays. D) Language (his words). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Language (his words). 10. He left his town (Stratford-upon-Avon) and went to ..... A) Manchester. B) Liverpool. C) London. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) London. 11. Who is a Franciscan priest? A) Mercutio. B) Romeo. C) Lord Montague. D) Friar Laurence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Friar Laurence. 12. What 2 years did Shakespeare dedicate two poems to the Earl of South Hampton? A) 1599 & 1600. B) 1538 & 1539. C) 1593 & 1594. D) 1590 & 1591. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1593 & 1594. 13. When was William Shakespeare baptized? A) 26 April 1564. B) 16 April 1564. C) 24 July1564. D) 26 August 1564. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 26 April 1564. 14. William Shakespeare was one of the world's greatest ..... A) Writers. B) Scientists. C) Doctors. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Writers. 15. In which play would you find a character called Starveling? A) A midsummer Night's dream. B) Hamlet. C) The Sound of Music. D) Charlotte's Web. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A midsummer Night's dream. 16. What was shakespeare's inspiration A) None above the above. B) Nothing. C) Admired by poems. D) Undoubtedly admired Chaucer works immensely, for he uses several of Chaucer's poems as sources of his plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Undoubtedly admired Chaucer works immensely, for he uses several of Chaucer's poems as sources of his plays. 17. Name a few famous quotes by Shakespeare A) We know what we are, but we don't know what we may be. B) All that glitters isn't gold. C) All of the above. D) No legacy is as rich as honesty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the above. 18. The rhyme scheme of Shakespeare's sonnets is A) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. B) ABCD EFGH IJKL MM. C) AAAA BBBB CCCC DD. D) ABBB CDDD EFFF GG. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. 19. ) Where was Shakespeare's burial taken place? A) Holy Trinity Church. B) In Stratford. C) At his house. D) His dog's house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Holy Trinity Church. 20. During his time in London, Shakespeare became a founding member of ....., a company of actors. A) The Lord Chamber's Men. B) The Lord Chamberlain's Men. C) The Sir Chamberlain's Men. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Lord Chamberlain's Men. 21. How was Shakespeare inspired A) He admired Chaucer works immensely,. B) He did not get inspired. C) The Renaissance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Renaissance. 22. Queen Elizabeth I was Shakespeare's ..... A) Patron. B) Mother. C) Wife. D) Mistress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patron. 23. A long speech spoken by a character to himself, another character, or to the audience A) Drama. B) Foil. C) Dialogue. D) Monologue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monologue. 24. In which town was Shakespeare born? A) London. B) Cambridge. C) Stratford. D) Oxford. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratford. 25. Which famous Shakespeare play does the quote "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" come from? A) Pericles, Prince of Tyre. B) The Merry Wives of Windsor. C) King Henry the Sixth, Part II. D) Othello, the Moor of Venice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) King Henry the Sixth, Part II. 26. Which of these is NOT a genre of Shakespeare play? A) Tragedy. B) Comedy. C) Horror. D) History. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horror. 27. How would the audience treat the actors? A) Like royalty-very polite and well behaved. B) Throw things and shout insults. C) Cheer and laugh so loudly the actors couldn't deliver lines. D) Like celebrities-always wanting autographs or memorabilia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Throw things and shout insults. 28. What was Shakespeare's dad's name? A) Jon. B) Anthony. C) Mary. D) Henry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jon. 29. What is the characteristic of man in the third stage of life? A) He writes ballads to his mistress. B) He takes strange oaths. C) He carries a satchel. D) He wears pantaloons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He writes ballads to his mistress. 30. A conversation between two or more characters A) Solioquy. B) Dialogue. C) Chorus. D) Monologue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dialogue. 31. Which of Shakespeare's Children died of unknown causes at age 11? A) Hamnet. B) Susanna. C) Judith. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hamnet. 32. How many kids does William Shakespeare have? A) 2. B) 6. C) 3. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 33. What is the nickname for The Globe Theatre? A) Wooden O. B) The Earth Theatre. C) The World Theatre. D) Shakespeare's Theatre. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wooden O. 34. What did he build? A) The Globe Theatre. B) The English Theater. C) The London Theatre. D) The Theatre Globe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Globe Theatre. 35. What was John Shakespeare's occupation? A) Merchant. B) Writer. C) Butcher. D) Teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Merchant. 36. What was the name of the Shakespeare's famous theatre? A) National Theatre. B) Hope. C) Rose. D) Globe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Globe. 37. How many of William Shakespeare's sonnets were published in his complete works? A) 154. B) 54. C) 37. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 154. 38. In which play by Shakespeare can you read this quote: "to be or not to be, that is the question" A) Romeo and Juliet. B) The King Lear. C) Macbeth. D) Hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hamlet. 39. What are three things lost in "second childishness" ? A) Teeth, eyes, and taste. B) Hearing, strength, and appetite. C) Breath, smell, and hearing. D) Love, happiness, and wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teeth, eyes, and taste. 40. List of characters presented before the action begins A) Monologue. B) Soliloquy. C) Tragedy. D) Cast of characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cast of characters. 41. Shakespeare uses several examples from nature. What is one? A) Sun. B) Ocean. C) Trees. D) Eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 42. What nationality was Shakespeare? A) Scottish. B) English. C) Italian. D) Greek. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) English. 43. All of the actor's for Shakespeare's plays were ..... A) Men. B) Children. C) White. D) Sick. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Men. 44. What language did Shakespeare study in school? A) Japeanease. B) Latin. C) French. D) Spanish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latin. 45. Which of these was not one of Shakespeare's plays? A) Titus Andronicus. B) The Tempest. C) Cymbeline. D) Shakespeare in love. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shakespeare in love. 46. What was Shakespeare's playing company called? A) Shakespeare's Club. B) Shake-Your-Spear-At-Shakespeare's House of Weapons. C) Shakespeare's Playing Company. D) Lord Chamberlain's Men,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lord Chamberlain's Men,. 47. Who is Lord Capulet's daughter? A) Tybalt. B) Lord Capulet. C) Juliet. D) Lady Capulet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Juliet. 48. ) What was he well known for in Stratford? A) Dancer. B) Playwright. C) Singer. D) Highly respected business man & property owner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Highly respected business man & property owner. 49. William Shakespeare was both a playwriter and a ..... A) Musician. B) Noble man. C) Poet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poet. 50. Jaques makes old age seem A) Dignified. B) Funny. C) Carefree. D) Sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sad. 51. ..... is what creates a rhythm or musical quality in poem. A) Meter. B) Rhyme. C) Couplet. D) Sonnet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meter. 52. Which word matches this definition:a punctuation mark that indicates a question. A) Full stop. B) Exclamation mark. C) Question mark. D) Ellipses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Question mark. 53. Bonus!How many different words does Shakespeare use in his 37 plays? A) More than 10, 000. B) About 17, 000. C) Less than 3, 000. D) 4, 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More than 10, 000. 54. ) What part did he play in the play Hamlet? A) Napoleon. B) Hamlet. C) An old lady. D) The ghost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The ghost. 55. Her wife's name was ..... A) Anne Hathaway. B) Megan Markel. C) Jane Austen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anne Hathaway. 56. How many words did Shakespeare create which are till date used in the Oxford Dictionary? A) 4000. B) 2000. C) 1000. D) 3000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3000. 57. IN HIS TRAGIC WORKS THERE ARE MORE THAN ..... CHARACTERS A) 40. B) 50. C) 60. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 60. 58. Lines that are spoken by a character directly to the audience A) Foil. B) Scene. C) Aside. D) Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aside. 59. William and Anne had a daughter and also .....? A) Triplets. B) Twins. C) A son. D) Two miscarriages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twins. 60. Macbeth and Hamlet are examples of ..... A) Comedies. B) Histories. C) Tragicomedies. D) Tragedies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tragedies. Next →Related QuizzesAuthors QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesWilliam Shakespeare Quiz 2William Shakespeare Quiz 3William Shakespeare Quiz 4William Shakespeare Quiz 5William Shakespeare Quiz 6William Shakespeare Quiz 7 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books