Que- Who is Bertram's main companion throughout much of the play, "All's Well that Ends Well" ?
a. Parolles
b. Lafew
c. The First Lord
d. The Clown
Answer- Parolles
Que- What country does the play, "All's Well that Ends Well," take place in ?
a. England
b. Denmark
c. Spain
d. France
Answer- France
Que- In "A Midsummer Night's Dream," who is Nick Bottom ?
a. An Athenian craftsman
b. A professional actor
c. A Duke
d. An Amazonian
Answer- An Athenian craftsman
Que- In the play, "Twelfth Night," who rescues Sebastian after his shipwreck ?
a. Antonio
b. Maria
c. Olivia
d. None of the above
Answer- Antonio
Que- In the play, "Twelfth Night," who is Sebastian ?
a. Viola's twin brother
b. Viola's eventual lover
c. A clown
d. Olivia's uncle
Answer- Viola's twin brother
Que- In the play, "Twelfth Night," what country is Orisono from ?
a. France
b. Denmark
c. Illyria
d. England
Answer- Illyria
Que- In the play, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," where is Helena from ?
a. Paris
b. Naples
c. Athens
d. London
Answer- Athens
Que- Fill in the blank. In the play, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Puck is also known as_____________?
a. Oberon
b. Robin Goodfellow
c. Demetrius
d. Hermia
Answer- Robin Goodfellow
Que- Fill in the blank. According to Dr. Debora Schwartz, Greek "old comedy" was often characterized as being ?
a. Highly sexual
b. Not comedic at all
c. Satirical and political
d. Grounded in religion
Answer- Satirical and political
Que- William Shakespeare's father primarily worked as which of the following ?
a. A politician
b. A teacher
c. A glover
d. A professional actor
Answer- A glover
Que- Who was Shakespeare's wife ?
a. Elizabeth Marlowe
b. Joan Shakespeare
c. Anne Hathaway
d. Juliet Shakespeare
Answer- Anne Hathaway
Que- Who is the author of "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus" ?
a. Christopher Marlow
b. William Shakespeare
c. Philip Sidney
d. The Earl of Oxford
Answer- Christopher Marlow
Que- Which of the following playwrights is thought to have had the greatest influence on Shakespeare ?
a. Ben Johnson
b. Christopher Marlow
c. Philip Sidney
d. Thomas Kyd
Answer- Christopher Marlow
Que- Which group was at the bottom of England's social hierarchy during Shakespeare's early years ?
a. Nobility
b. Peasants
c. Yeomen
d. The gentry
Answer- Peasants
Que- What religion had the most political and social power in Shakespeare's time ?
a. Catholicism
b. Buddhism
c. Protestantism
d. Mormonism
Answer- Protestantism
Que- What does the term "renaissance" mean ?
a. Death
b. Theater
c. Drama
d. Rebirth
Answer- Rebirth
Que- Shakespeare was the author of which of the following plays ?
a. Doctor Faustus
b. The Faerie Queen
c. Titus Andronicus
d. The Jew of Malta
Answer- Titus Andronicus
Que- In drama, what is a "climax" ?
a. The conclusion of a play
b. The end of the first scene of a play
c. The first death on stage in a play
d. The turning point of the action in the play
Answer- The conclusion of a play
Que- Both Shakespeare and Christopher Marlow are thought to have been born in what year ?
a. 1564
b. 1580
c. 1577
d. 1550
Answer- 1564
Que- What literary genre is Shakespeare's "Venus and Adonis" ?
a. Short story
b. Tragedy play
c. Comedy play
d. Poetry
Answer- Poetry
Que- Which of the following statements about a sonnet is false ?
a. A sonnet is a poem consisting of 14 lines.
b. A Shakespearean sonnet consists of the rhyme scheme a-b-a-b, c-d-c-d, e-f-ef,g-g.
c. A sonnet is only written in Italian.
d. The last two lines of a sonnet are a rhyming couplet.
Answer- A sonnet is only written in Italian.
Que- Which of the following poems is considered to be the most neglected of Shakespeare's ?
a. A Lover's Complaint
b. Venus and Adonis
c. The Phoenix and Turtle
d. The Rape of Lucrece
Answer- A Lover's Complaint
Que- Where does the sonnet form originate from ?
a. England
b. Spain
c. France
d. Italy
Answer- Italy
Que- Shakespeare's "Sonnet 153" is what kind of poem ?
a. A poem about death
b. A poem about love
c. A poem about writing poetry
d. A poem about Shakespeare and his father
Answer- A poem about love
Que- Shakespeare often employed which of the following stylistic forms in his dramas ?
a. Blank verse
b. Old English
c. Authorial narration
d. Prose
Answer- Blank verse
Que- In Shakespeare's "Venus and Adonis," how is Adonis killed ?
a. In a hunting accident
b. By Venus
c. By execution
d. By old age
Answer- In a hunting accident
Que- How many sonnets are attributed to Shakespeare ?
a. 12
b. 67
c. 154
d. 200
Answer- 154
Que- Fill in the blank. The plot of "Venus and Adonis" is based on passages from_____________?
a. The Bible
b. A Christopher Marlowe play
c. Ovid's Metamorphoses
d. An early Shakespeare play
Answer- Ovid's Metamorphoses
Que- Blank verse refers to which of the following ?
a. Prose
b. Unrhymed iambic pentameter
c. Rhyming verse
d. Rhyming couplets
Answer- Unrhymed iambic pentameter
Que- What century does the play, "Henry V," take place in ?
a. 15th century
b. 16th century
c. 14th century
d. 17th century
Answer- 15th century
Que- In the play, "Richard III," who speaks of "the winter of our discontent" (I.i.1) ?
a. Richmond
b. Queen Elizabeth
c. Richard III
d. The princes
Answer- Richard III
Que- In the play, "Richard III," who is Richard's elder brother ?
a. Clarence
b. King Edward IV
c. Tyrell
d. Richmond
Answer- King Edward IV
Que- In the play, "Richard III," who is manipulated into marrying Richard ?
a. Lady Anne
b. Queen Elizabeth
c. Duchess of York
d. Margaret
Answer- Lady Anne
Que- In the play, "Henry V," who states that "If we are marked to die, we are enough/To do our country loss__________" (IV.iii.20-21) ?
a. Falstaff
b. Henry V
c. Nim
d. Catherine
Answer- Henry V
Que- In the play, "Henry V," who is the daughter of the King of France ?
a. Catherine
b. Alice
c. The Hostess
d. Nim
Answer- Catherine
Que- In the play, "Henry V," what country does Henry wish to conquer ?
a. England
b. Spain
c. France
d. Denmark
Answer- France
Que- In the play "Richard III," where does Richard imprison the young princes ?
a. In a tower
b. In a pit
c. In a prison
d. In another country
Answer- In a tower
Que- Dr. Ian Johnson suggests which of the following ideas about the play, "Henry V" ?
a. That it is a satire of European monarchies
b. That none of the characters undergo a remarkable shift in personality over the course of the play
c. That it is historically accurate
d. That it is an incomplete play and possibly not authored by Shakespeare
Answer- That none of the characters undergo
Que- Hamlet is considered to be what kind of play ?
a. Comedy
b. History
c. Tragedy
d. Epic poem
Answer- Tragedy
Que- Who is King of Scotland at the start of the play, "Macbeth" ?
a. Macbeth
b. Banquo
c. Duncan
d. Donalbain
Answer- Duncan
Que- The play, "Hamlet," takes place in which of the following countries ?
a. Denmark
b. Norway
c. England
d. France
Answer- Denmark
Que- In "Hamlet," who says that "something is rotten in the state of Denmark" ?
a. Claudius
b. Horatio
c. Hamlet
d. Marcellus
Answer- Marcellus
Que- In "Hamlet," what is Hamlet's uncle's name ?
a. Polonius
b. Claudius
c. Horatio
d. Fortinbras
Answer- Claudius
Que- In the play, "Macbeth," who becomes king immediately after Duncan's murder ?
a. Macbeth
b. Banquo
c. Macduff
d. Malcolm
Answer- Macbeth
Que- In the play, "Macbeth," who asks "Whence is that knocking?" (2.11.55)
a. Macbeth
b. Lady Macbeth
c. Duncan
d. Macduff
Answer- Macbeth
Que- In the play, "Macbeth," according to the witches, who will inherit the Scottish throne ?
a. The children of Macbeth
b. The children of Banquo
c. The children of Macduff
d. The children of the witches
Answer- The children of Banquo
Que- In the play, "Hamlet," what is the name of Polonius's daughter ?
a. Laertes
b. Ophelia
c. Gertrude
d. Fortinbras
Answer- Ophelia
Que- Fill in the blank. In the play, "Macbeth," a number of characters refer to the Three Witches as________________?
a. The violent trio
b. The Fatal Sisters
c. The Weird Sisters
d. The Dead Sisters
Answer- The Weird Sisters
Que- Who is the heroine of the play, "All'sWell that Ends Well" ?
a. Helena
b. Gertrude
c. Parolles
d. Mariana
Answer- Helena
Que- Who is the central heroine of the play, "Twelfth Night" ?
a. Viola
b. Orsino
c. Maria
d. Feste
Answer- Viola