William Shakespeare Quiz 4 (60 MCQs)

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1. Who was the ruler of England during most of Shakespeare's time?
2. How many people could fit into The Globe Theatre?
3. What type of allusion is this?
4. What of the following plays did Shakespeare not write?
5. Before being a playwright, Shakespeare was first a(n)
6. Shakespeare himself played what role in Hamlet?
7. Which of the following is not one if Shakespeare's plays?
8. In Shakespeare's life, the period from 1585-1592 was known as what?
9. The first 'part' of a sonnet contains ..... lines.
10. What gender is the play " Romeo and Juliet" ?
11. What do we use at the start of a sentence?
12. Where was Shakespeare buried
13. The first edition of Shakespeare's collected works appeared ....., it was the so called First Folio.
14. At what age of did William Shakespeare marry Anne Hathaway?
15. Which monarch was on the throne when he was born?
16. What age did William Shakespeare son die?
17. The theatre had .....
18. Who was William Shakespeare's wife?
19. Who of his children died?
20. Which of these Shakespeare's plays is a tragedy story?
21. The infant is described as "mewling and puking" . What does this mean?
22. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth were Shakespeare's ..... written between 1601 and 1608
23. How many kids did William Shakespeare have
24. In the play, "The Merchant of Venice" , who is the main character?
25. In Sonnet 18, the "eye of heaven" is an example of
26. In which English city was he born?
27. Where did William die?
28. What is the age difference between Shakespeare and his wife Anne Hathaway?
29. What term is given to 'a long, uninterrupted speech given by a character while others remain on stage? '
30. A play is another name for what?
31. What is William Shakespeare knows as?
32. According to the speaker, the "players" in these seven acts of life
33. How many older siblings did Shakespeare have until they passed away?
34. Where did Shakespeare obtain his education?
35. Who performed the more mature female roles?
36. When Shakespeare came on the scene, who was London's most popular playwright?
37. "The Seven Ages of Man" describe
38. Why didn't Shakespeare attend university?
39. Shakespeare says his 'fair youth' will live on forever in his "eternal lines." What does this mean?
40. What city was Shakespeare born in and retired in?
41. What are the early years of Shakespeare's life commonly referred to as?
42. William Shakespeare lived in the ..... centuries.
43. Who sat in the covered section of the theater?
44. When he was 18, Shakespeare married ....., who was 26
45. Which Shakespeare play is The Lion King based on?
46. What Genre did Shakespeare mainly use in his writing
47. Shakespeare's parents were ..... Shakespeare-respectable, middle-class parents.
48. Who remains alive at the end of "Hamlet" ?
49. The new Globe Theatre opened in ....., one street away from where the original would have stood.
50. Name two childhood friends of Prince Hamlet.
51. Which of the following indicates a shift in the tone? *It's always found in the 3rd quatrain.*
52. What is the setting of the first scene when the play begins?
53. Which river is associated with Shakespeare's birth place?
54. Which one of shakespears kids die
55. The line "To be or not to be" comes from which play?
56. Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night are examples of .....
57. Who was crowned King?
58. At the end of the sonnet how does Shakespeare feel about the woman?
59. The stage in a man's life that followers the lover is the
60. A character who opposes the protagonist is the: