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1
Which of these historical figures appears in Antony and Cleopatra?
Julius Caesar
Cleopatra
Queen Elizabeth I
Alexander the Great
2
Which play features the line “We are such stuff as dreams are made on”?
The Tempest
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Hamlet
Othello
3
In Julius Caesar, who says “Et tu, Brute?”
Julius Caesar
Cassius
Mark Antony
Brutus
4
Which character disguises herself as a boy named Ganymede?
Rosalind
Viola
Desdemona
Portia
5
In which play does the character Beatrice appear?
Much Ado About Nothing
Twelfth Night
The Winter’s Tale
Measure for Measure
6
What is unique about the play The Comedy of Errors?
It has no female characters.
It features two sets of twins
It was never performed in his lifetime.
It is Shakespeare’s only musical.
7
What is the name of Juliet’s cousin, who is killed by Romeo?
Benvolio
Tybalt
Mercutio
Paris
8
What happens to Lady Macbeth by the end of the play?
She kills Macbeth.
She becomes queen.
She dies offstage, likely by suicide
She is exiled.
9
In Twelfth Night, what is Malvolio tricked into wearing?
Cross-gartered yellow stockings
A crown
A clown costume
A red cloak
10
Which Shakespeare play includes a character named Bottom?
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Winter’s Tale
The Tempest
Measure for Measure
11
Which Shakespeare play involves a magical flower?
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Cymbeline
As You Like It
The Tempest
12
Which Shakespeare play starts with three witches on a heath?
Macbeth
Hamlet
King Lear
Julius Caesar
13
In which play does the character Iago appear?
Hamlet
Othello
Julius Caesar
Macbeth
14
What is the primary theme of Sonnet 18?
The cruelty of time
The inevitability of death
The beauty of nature
The immortality of art and love
15
Which play is set in the Forest of Arden?
Cymbeline
Richard III
As You Like It
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
16
What was Shakespeare’s first printed collection of plays called?
The First Folio
Sonnets and Stories
The Globe Collection
The Shakespearean Chronicles
17
What does the ghost in Hamlet demand?
That Hamlet flee Denmark
That Hamlet marry Ophelia
That Hamlet forgive his uncle
That Hamlet avenge his murder
18
What is the main conflict in King Lear?
A war between kingdoms
A father dividing his kingdom between his daughters
A love triangle
A plot to overthrow the king
19
Which of these is NOT a Shakespeare play?
Titus Andronicus
Coriolanus
All’s Well That Ends Well
The Duchess of Malfi
20
What’s unique about Love’s Labour’s Lost?
It has no deaths.
It has no ending.
It was Shakespeare’s last play
It contains the longest single word in Shakespeare’s works
21
How does the character Polonius die in Hamlet?
He drowns.
He falls from a tower.
He is stabbed while hiding behind a curtain
He is poisoned.
22
What role does the character Puck play in A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
He is the king of the fairies.
He is a mischievous fairy who causes chaos
He is a prince in disguise.
He is the antagonist of the play.
23
Which of these is a real word invented by Shakespeare?
Gossip
Internet
Algorithm
Selfie
24
What object plays a major role in Othello?
A handkerchief
A mirror
A crown
A sword
25
What genre is The Tempest usually categorized as?
Tragedy
Romance
Comedy
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