Play, Drama And Books Of William Shakespeare

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  • 1. 

    Cordelia was named after a character from which Shakespeare play?

    • A.

      Twelfth Night

    • B.

      The Taming Of Th Shrew

    • C.

      Richard III

    • D.

      King Lear

    Correct Answer
    D. King Lear
  • 2. 

    What Shakespeare play contains the line, "there's daggers in men's smiles"?

    • A.

      The Tempest

    • B.

      Hamlet

    • C.

      Macbeth

    • D.

      The Taming Of The Shrew

    Correct Answer
    C. Macbeth
  • 3. 

    Abraham Lincoln thought that the greatest Shakespeare play was...?

    • A.

      Macbeth

    • B.

      Hamlet

    • C.

      Othello

    • D.

      Richard III

    Correct Answer
    A. Macbeth
  • 4. 

    In "Midsummer Night's Dream", the framing device for the action of the play is the pending marriage of whom?

    • A.

      Pyramus And Thisbe

    • B.

      Theseus And Hippolyta

    • C.

      Hermia And Lysander

    • D.

      Oberon And Titania

    Correct Answer
    B. Theseus And Hippolyta
  • 5. 

    What other writer is purported to have died on the same day as William Shakespeare?

    • A.

      Miguel De Cervantes

    • B.

      Dante Alighieri

    • C.

      Alexander Pope

    • D.

      Alfred, Lord Tennyson

    Correct Answer
    A. Miguel De Cervantes
  • 6. 

    What are the names of the brothers who rape and maim Lavinia in "Titus Andronicus"?

    • A.

      Saturninus And Polonius

    • B.

      Aaron And Tamor

    • C.

      Chiron And Demetrius

    • D.

      Ares And Byron

    Correct Answer
    C. Chiron And Demetrius
  • 7. 

    How did Hamlet get back to Denmark after Claudius sent him to England?

    • A.

      The Boat Turned Around And Brought Him Back

    • B.

      Pirate Ship

    • C.

      English Sailors

    • D.

      A Merchant Ship

    Correct Answer
    B. Pirate Ship
  • 8. 

    Why does Henry refuse to ransom Mortimer in Part 1 of "Henry IV"?

    • A.

      Mortimer Was Glendower's Son-In-Law

    • B.

      Mortimer Gave Glendower Information

    • C.

      Mortimer Refused To Fight For Henry

    • D.

      Mortimer Surrendered To Glendower

    Correct Answer
    A. Mortimer Was Glendower's Son-In-Law
  • 9. 

    Which character in Shakespeare's "Richard II" says "This blessed plot, this earth, this England"?

    • A.

      John Of Gaunt

    • B.

      Richard II

    • C.

      Henry V

    • D.

      Hamlet

    Correct Answer
    A. John Of Gaunt
  • 10. 

    Which Shakespearean character advises his son, "To thine own self be true"?

    • A.

      Montague

    • B.

      Polonius

    • C.

      Old Hamlet

    • D.

      Claudius

    Correct Answer
    B. Polonius
  • 11. 

    What has really happened to Egeon's wife in "Comedy of Errors"?

    • A.

      She's Been The Abbess At Ephesus All Those Years

    • B.

      She Died

    • C.

      She Was Kidnapped And Sold Into Slavery

    • D.

      Nothing; She Was With Him The Entire Time

    Correct Answer
    A. She's Been The Abbess At EpHesus All Those Years
  • 12. 

    What does Juliet mean by her line "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo"?

    • A.

      Who Is Romeo?

    • B.

      Why Are You Romeo?

    • C.

      When Will Romeo Return?

    • D.

      Where Are You, Romeo?

    Correct Answer
    B. Why Are You Romeo?
  • 13. 

    Which of these is not primarily a romantic play by William Shakespeare?

    • A.

      Othello

    • B.

      A Midsummer Night's Dream

    • C.

      Romeo And Juliet

    • D.

      Much Ado About Nothing

    Correct Answer
    A. Othello
  • 14. 

    Who commanded, in William Shakespeare's words, "we happy few, we band of brothers"?

    • A.

      Charles II

    • B.

      Henry V

    • C.

      Richard II

    • D.

      Richard the Lionheart

    Correct Answer
    B. Henry V
  • 15. 

    What Chris Deburgh song references William Shakespeare's play "The Tempest"?

    • A.

      Man On The Line

    • B.

      High On Emotion

    • C.

      Flying Colours

    • D.

      Don't Pay The Ferryman

    Correct Answer
    D. Don't Pay The Ferryman

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