William Shakespeare 10v

Question 1

“To be, or not to be, that is the question” is a quote from which play?

Accepted Answer

Hamlet

Question 2

Shakespeare wrote plays during which reign?

Accepted Answer

Queen Elizabeth I and King James I

Question 3

Which of these is NOT a Shakespearean play?

Accepted Answer

The Canterbury Tales

Question 4

Which line contains only tragedies?

Accepted Answer

Macbeth, Othelo, Hamlet, King Lear

Question 5

When was William Shakespeare born?

Accepted Answer

1564

Question 6

Which Shakespeare play title best describes your quiz score?

Accepted Answer

All’s Well That Ends Well – It may have been tough, but I made it through!

Question 7

Who says the famous line "Et tu, Brute?" (И ти ли, Бруте?) in Julius Caesar?

Accepted Answer

Julius Caesar

Question 8

What is the central theme in Hamlet?

Accepted Answer

Revenge

Question 9

What was the name of Shakespeare’s theater?

Accepted Answer

The Globe

Question 10

How do we learn about William Shakespeare’s life?

Accepted Answer

From public records and from what his contemporaries said about him

Question 11

Shakespeare attended university.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

Shakespeare was an only child.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

What is the central theme in As You Like It?

Accepted Answer

Love and Transformation

Question 14

In which city did Shakespeare spend much of his career as a playwright?

Accepted Answer

London

Question 15

Which Bulgarian actor played the role of King Lear in Ivan Vazov National Theater?

Accepted Answer

Naum Shopov

Question 16

Which description best fits William Shakespeare?

Accepted Answer

England's national poet and the greatest English sonneteer

Question 17

What is the name of Shakespeare’s wife?

Accepted Answer

Anne Hathaway

Question 18

Who says the famous line “All the world’s a stage” in As You Like It?

Accepted Answer

Jaques

Question 19

What type of plays did Shakespeare write?

Accepted Answer

Tragedies, Comedies, and Histories

Question 20

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

Accepted Answer

37

Question 21

Who is known as "the father of English literature" then?

Accepted Answer

Geoffrey Chaucer

Question 22

Where was Shakespeare born?

Accepted Answer

Stratford-upon-Avon

Question 23

What is Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy?

Accepted Answer

Hamlet

Question 24

Shakespeare’s theater company was originally known as “Lord Chamberlain’s Men.”

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

Why do some people believe that Shakespeare didn’t write all of his plays?

Accepted Answer

He had poor background and no university education

Question 26

Shakespeare had 3 children.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" is a quote from which play?

Accepted Answer

Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare 10v

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