Shakespeare Unlocked

Literature · 10 questions

Plays, characters and the phrases we still use.

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1. In which play do we meet the Prince of Denmark?

   1. Macbeth
   2. King Lear
   3. Othello
   4. Hamlet
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   D) Hamlet

2. Which play features the star-crossed lovers of Verona?

   1. Romeo and Juliet
   2. Much Ado About Nothing
   3. Twelfth Night
   4. The Tempest
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   A) Romeo and Juliet

3. Which Shakespeare play has three witches?

   1. Hamlet
   2. Julius Caesar
   3. Macbeth
   4. The Winter's Tale
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   C) Macbeth

4. Which theatre was associated with Shakespeare's company in London?

   1. The Old Vic
   2. The Globe
   3. The Lyceum
   4. Drury Lane
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   B) The Globe

5. Who is the scheming ensign in 'Othello'?

   1. Iago
   2. Cassio
   3. Brabantio
   4. Roderigo
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   A) Iago

6. In which town was Shakespeare born?

   1. Oxford
   2. Stratford
   3. Canterbury
   4. York
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   B) Stratford

7. Which play is set largely on a magical island ruled by Prospero?

   1. A Midsummer Night's Dream
   2. As You Like It
   3. The Tempest
   4. Cymbeline
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   C) The Tempest

8. Which comedy includes a character with a donkey's head?

   1. Twelfth Night
   2. The Merchant of Venice
   3. The Taming of the Shrew
   4. A Midsummer Night's Dream
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   D) A Midsummer Night's Dream

9. Shakespeare wrote only tragedies.

   1. True
   2. False
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   B) False

10. 'To be, or not to be' is a line from Hamlet.

    1. True
    2. False
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    A) True