Play By Sakespear Quiz 1 (20 MCQs)

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1. Who is the author of "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus" ?

Correct Answer: A) Christopher Marlow.

2. In the play, "Henry V, " who is the daughter of the King of France?

Correct Answer: A) Catherine.

3. Shakespeare often employed which of the following stylistic forms in his dramas?

Correct Answer: A) Blank verse.

4. Who is King of Scotland at the start of the play, "Macbeth" ?

Correct Answer: C) Duncan.

5. In the play, "Macbeth, " how does Macbeth kill Duncan?

Correct Answer: C) He stabs him.

6. In the play, "Richard III, " who speaks of "the winter of our discontent" (I.i.1)?

Correct Answer: C) Richard III.

7. For his poems, Shakespeare is thought to have drawn upon all of the following for influence and ideas EXCEPT:

Correct Answer: D) The works of earlier poets.

8. Where does the sonnet form originate from?

Correct Answer: D) Italy.

9. Hamlet is considered to be what kind of play?

Correct Answer: C) Tragedy.

10. At the end of the play "Richard III, " what happens to Richard?

Correct Answer: A) He is killed.

11. In the play, "Henry V, " who is the Queen of France?

Correct Answer: A) Queen Isabel.

12. Who directly challenges Richard for the throne in the play, "Richard III" ?

Correct Answer: D) The Earl of Richmond.

13. What does the term "renaissance" mean?

Correct Answer: D) Rebirth.

14. In verse, "meter" refers to which of the following?

Correct Answer: B) The measured pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

15. In the play, "Twelfth Night, " what does Viola refer to herself as when she disguises herself as a man?

Correct Answer: D) Cesario.

16. What type of play is "Richard III" ?

Correct Answer: B) History.

17. In "Hamlet, " which character is left alive at the end of the play?

Correct Answer: C) Horatio.

18. At the end of the play, "Twelfth Night, " who is discovered to have been secretly married?

Correct Answer: B) Sir Toby and Maria.

19. In the play, "Henry V, " what country does Henry wish to conquer?

Correct Answer: C) France.

20. In the play "Richard III, " where does Richard imprison the young princes?

Correct Answer: A) In a tower.