Play, Drama And Books Of William Shakespeare

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  • 2. 

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

    • Othello

    • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    • Romeo And Juliet

    • Much Ado About Nothing

    Correct Answer
    A. Othello
  • 3. 

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

    • The Tempest

    • Hamlet

    • Macbeth

    • The Taming Of The Shrew

    Correct Answer
    A. Macbeth
  • 4. 

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

    • Saturninus And Polonius

    • Aaron And Tamor

    • Chiron And Demetrius

    • Ares And Byron

    Correct Answer
    A. Chiron And Demetrius
  • 5. 

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

    • Pyramus And Thisbe

    • Theseus And Hippolyta

    • Hermia And Lysander

    • Oberon And Titania

    Correct Answer
    A. Theseus And Hippolyta
  • 6. 

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

    • She's Been The Abbess At Ephesus All Those Years

    • She Died

    • She Was Kidnapped And Sold Into Slavery

    • Nothing; She Was With Him The Entire Time

    Correct Answer
    A. She's Been The Abbess At Ephesus All Those Years
  • 7. 

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

    • The Boat Turned Around And Brought Him Back

    • Pirate Ship

    • English Sailors

    • A Merchant Ship

    Correct Answer
    A. Pirate Ship
  • 8. 

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

    • John Of Gaunt

    • Richard II

    • Henry V

    • Hamlet

    Correct Answer
    A. John Of Gaunt
  • 9. 

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

    • Montague

    • Polonius

    • Old Hamlet

    • Claudius

    Correct Answer
    A. Polonius
  • 10. 

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

    • Who Is Romeo?

    • Why Are You Romeo?

    • When Will Romeo Return?

    • Where Are You, Romeo?

    Correct Answer
    A. Why Are You Romeo?
  • 11. 

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

    • Charles II

    • Henry V

    • Richard II

    • Richard the Lionheart

    Correct Answer
    A. Henry V
  • 12. 

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

    • Macbeth

    • Hamlet

    • Othello

    • Richard III

    Correct Answer
    A. Macbeth
  • 13. 

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

    • Miguel De Cervantes

    • Dante Alighieri

    • Alexander Pope

    • Alfred, Lord Tennyson

    Correct Answer
    A. Miguel De Cervantes
  • 14. 

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

    • Man On The Line

    • High On Emotion

    • Flying Colours

    • Don't Pay The Ferryman

    Correct Answer
    A. Don't Pay The Ferryman
  • 15. 

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

    • Mortimer Was Glendower's Son-In-Law

    • Mortimer Gave Glendower Information

    • Mortimer Refused To Fight For Henry

    • Mortimer Surrendered To Glendower

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

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