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William Shakespeare's Quiz
William Shakespeare's Quiz
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How much do you know about Shakespeare? Test your or your students' knowledge of Shakespeare.
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1
Which play includes the three witches chanting
“Double, double toil and trouble”
?
Macbeth
The Tempest
Hamlet
King Lear
2
Which Shakespearean king says the famous line,
“A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!”
?
Macbeth
King Lear
Richard III
Henry V
3
Which year was William Shakespeare born in?
1616
1599
1558
1564
4
What is the main theme of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18
(“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”)
?
Revenge and justice
The unpredictability of fate
The immortality of beauty through poetry
War and betrayal
5
What are the three main genres of Shakespeare’s plays?
Tragedy, Romance, Satire
Drama, Poetry, Tragedy
Comedy, History, Tragedy
Epic, Comedy, Fiction
6
What was the name of Shakespeare’s wife?
Anne Boleyn
Mary Arden
Elizabeth I
Anne Hathaway
7
In which play does the character
Shylock
, a Jewish moneylender, appear?
The Merchant of Venice
King Lear
Othello
Measure for Measure
8
How many children did Shakespeare have?
3
2
1
4
9
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
365
100
200
154
10
In which year did Shakespeare die?
1666
1599
1642
1616
11
What is the name of the Prince of Denmark in Shakespeare’s tragedy?
Hamlet
Hector
Henry
Horatio
12
Which of the following is true about Shakespeare’s education?
He studied law before becoming a playwright.
He attended a grammar school but never went to university.
He was privately tutored by famous scholars.
He attended Oxford University.
13
Which English town was Shakespeare born in?
London
Oxford
Cambridge
Stratford-upon-Avon
14
What was The Globe Theatre, where Shakespeare’s plays were performed, destroyed by?
An earthquake
An invasion
A storm
A fire
15
Which of Shakespeare’s plays is about two star-crossed lovers?
Romeo and Juliet
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Othello
Much Ado About Nothing
16
Which famous Shakespearean tragedy features the line
“To be, or not to be”
?
King Lear
Othello
Hamlet
Macbeth
17
The phrase
“All the world’s a stage”
comes from which play?
Julius Caesar
As You Like It
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
18
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
57
47
27
37
19
Which of the following plays is NOT written by Shakespeare?
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Oedipus Rex
Macbeth
20
Which of the following is one of Shakespeare’s narrative poems?
The Rape of the Lock
Paradise Lost
The Canterbury Tales
Venus and Adonis
21
What type of poem is Shakespeare best known for?
Epic
Haiku
Ballad
Sonnet
