1. 'Macbeth' is -
a)
a play
b)
a novel
c)
an essay
d)
a poem
Answer:
a play
2. Shakespeare is the writer of -
a)
The Tempest
b)
The Idea of University
c)
The Hairy Ape
d)
Riders to the Sea
Answer:
The Tempest
3. "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" - is quoted from?
a)
Macbeth
b)
As You Like It
c)
Tempest
d)
Othello
Answer:
Macbeth
4. In what year did Shakespeare die?
a)
1570
b)
1586
c)
1630
d)
1616
Answer:
1616
5. I have read ___ Shakespeare.
a)
A
b)
An
c)
The
d)
None
Answer:
None
6. How many Sonnets did Shakespeare compose?
a)
151
b)
148
c)
128
d)
154
Answer:
154
7. Hamlet by Shakespeare is -
a)
a comedy
b)
a tragic-comedy
c)
an epic
d)
a tragedy
Answer:
a tragedy
8. "Frailty the name is woman" is a famous dialogue from?
a)
Hamlet
b)
Macbeth
c)
Othello
d)
Tempest
Answer:
Hamlet
9. "Frailty thy name of woman" here frailty is -
a)
a noun
b)
a pronoun
c)
a verb
d)
an adjective
Answer:
a noun
10. Early plays of Shakespeare's are -
a)
Comedy
b)
Tragedy
c)
Tragic-comedy
d)
Romantic
Answer:
Comedy
11. 'Brutus' is a famous character of Shakespeare in -
a)
King Lear
b)
Julius Caeser
c)
The Tempest
d)
Hamlet
Answer:
Julius Caeser
12. Shakespeare lived during the reign of -
a)
Elizabeth I
b)
Elizabeth II
c)
Queen Victoria
d)
King Charles
Answer:
Elizabeth I
13. Shakespeare, a ___ writer, entertained audiences by writing many tragic and comic plays.
a)
numeric
b)
obstiinate
c)
dutiful
d)
prolific
Answer:
prolific
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14. Shakespearean play consists of ___.
a)
three acts
b)
two acts
c)
four acts
d)
five acts
Answer:
five acts
15. William Shakespeare is a famous ___ century English Playwright/
a)
fifteenth
b)
sixteenth
c)
seventeenth
d)
eighteenth
Answer:
sixteenth
16. Which of the following is not true about Shakespeare?
a)
poet
b)
playwright
c)
novelist
d)
actor
Answer:
novelist
17. Which of following is written by Shakespeare?
a)
Dr. Faustus
b)
Pilgrim's Progress
c)
The Preface to Fable
d)
Twelfth Night
Answer:
Twelfth Night
18. Which is known as Shakespeare's Swansong?
a)
Hamlet
b)
Macbeth
c)
The Tempest
d)
Twelfth Night
Answer:
The Tempest
19. Which character is from 'Romeo and Juliet'?
a)
Brutus
b)
Ophelia
c)
Benvolio
d)
Olivia
Answer:
Benvolio
20. 'Ophelia' is an important character in the Shakespearean play-
a)
Macbeth
b)
The Tempest
c)
Hamlet
d)
King Lear
Answer:
Hamlet
21. Which of the following is a 'Comedy' written by Shakespeare?
a)
As You Like It
b)
King Lear
c)
Macbeth
d)
Hamlet
Answer:
As You Like It
22. Shakespeare was famous for all but one of the following:
a)
comedies
b)
tragedies
c)
bourgeoisic drama
d)
tragic-drama
Answer:
bourgeoisic drama
23. Shakespeare composed much of his plays in what sort of verse?
a)
Alliterative verse
b)
Connet form
c)
Iambic pentameter
d)
Daetylic Haxameter
Answer:
Iambic pentameter
24. Shakespeare did not wrote play about which king?
a)
King Henry
b)
King Charles
c)
King John
d)
King Richard
Answer:
King Charles
25. Who said 'Brutus, you too!'?
a)
King Lear
b)
Macbeth
c)
Hamlet
d)
Julius Ceaser
Answer:
Julius Ceaser