William Shakespeare Quiz

Quiz William Shakespeare

1. When was Shakespeare born?

a. July 4, 1776 b. April 23, 1564 c. September 2, 1490

2. In what town did Shakespeare grow up?

a. London b. Dublin c. Stratford-upon-Avon

3. Who were the two reigning monarchs during Shakespeare’s life?

a. Henry VI and Richard III b. Elizabeth I and James I c. William and Mary

4. Who was one of Shakespeare’s most well known contemporaries?

a. Arthur Miller b. Christopher Marlowe c. Dante

5. In what outdoor theater did Shakespeare present most of his plays?

a. The Rose b. The Bear Garden c. The Globe

6. Who helped publish Shakespeare’s First Folio after his death?

a. His wife b. Two actors from his company, John Hemminge and Henry Condell c. His lawyer

7. What three genres were Shakespeare’s plays divided into in the First Folio?

a. Comedy, History, and Tragedy b. Action, Drama, and Romance c. Slapstick, Western, and Tragedy

8. Which are the longest and shortest plays written by Shakespeare?

a. Hamlet and Comedy of Errors b. The Tempest and Taming of the Shrew c. Romeo and Juliet and All’s Well that Ends Well

9. Who did not portray Hamlet on film?

a. Mel Gibson b. Colin Farrell c. Ethan Hawke

10. In what poetic meter did Shakespeare compose the majority of his plays and verse?

a. terza rima b. anapestic trimeter c. iambic pentameter