William Shakespeare Quizzes, Questions & Answers
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Are you a Bard Scholar or a ‘cream faced loon’?
Find out and test your knowledge of Shakespeare in our Shakespeare Birthday Quiz! Start by entering your name below...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 2554 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionWhat word did Shakespeare not invent?
Explore the life of William Shakespeare through this engaging trivia quiz! Test your knowledge on his birthplace, marriage, educational background, career, and personal life. Perfect for literature enthusiasts and students...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 1358 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionWhere was Shakespeare born?
This year, at the British Council, we are celebrating 450 years since the birth of William Shakespeare. That is why we decided to reward those that took their time to look into the famous writer's life with a 25% discount to...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 211 | Last updated: Mar 15, 2023
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Sample QuestionWhat word did Shakespeare invent?
Explore the linguistic creativity of William Shakespeare in this engaging trivia quiz. Uncover words like 'addiction' and 'besmirch' that Shakespeare coined, still vibrant in today's language, assessing your knowledge of English...
Questions: 14 | Attempts: 1237 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2023
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Sample QuestionWhich of these words did Shakespeare invent and are still used today?
Many anti-Shakespearians argue that Shakespeare's plays contain historical, literary, philosophical, and theological references only a highly educated nobleman in Elizabethan England would be educated enough to write. Do you...
Questions: 9 | Attempts: 123 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2023
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Sample QuestionWhat is the Ides of March?
Want to know which Romeo and Juliet cutie is right for you? Take the quiz!
Questions: 15 | Attempts: 117 | Last updated: Mar 4, 2024
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Sample QuestionYou move on from crushes quickly.
This week we celebrate Shakespeare in our new quiz. We are asking question based on general knowledge, great theatre and information found within the covers of Amateur Stage. See how you fare and be in the draw to win a prize.
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 150 | Last updated: Jun 7, 2024
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Sample QuestionShakespeare wrote many famous tragedies, comedies and histories. One of these shows is unlike the others. Can you pick the odd show out?
This quiz on 'King Lear - Act 3' assesses understanding of key plot developments and character dynamics. It covers Lear's whereabouts, Kent's instructions to a knight, Gloucester's request to Edmund, and Edgar's transformation....
Questions: 7 | Attempts: 2006 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2023
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Sample QuestionWhat does Kent learn from one of Lear's knights?
This quiz on 'King Lear - Act 1' explores key plot points and character motivations in Shakespeare's tragedy. Questions assess understanding of themes like loyalty, deceit, and familial relationships, crucial for students of...
Questions: 5 | Attempts: 6770 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionHow do Goneril and Regan pass King Lear's "Do you love me test"?
In this quiz, students will complete multiple choice, true/false, and fill in the blank questions over our William Shakespeare introduction.
Questions: 8 | Attempts: 3764 | Last updated: Jan 31, 2024
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Sample QuestionJohn Shakespeare's occupation was ?
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