Shakespeare MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. In which year was William Shakespeare born?

1. 1564
2. 1594
3. 1534

2. By which year is it thought that William Shakespeares plays were being regularly performed in London?

1. 1596
2. 1600
3. 1592

3. During his lifetime, Shakespeare wrote a total of

1. 38 plays and 154 sonnets
2. 48 plays and 164 sonnets
3. 28 plays and 144 sonnets

4. How old was Shakespeare when he died?

1. 52 years old
2. 57 years old
3. 47 years old

5. How old was Shakespeare when he married Anne Hathaway?

1. 17 years old
2. 18 years old
3. 16 years old

6. In which play would you find a character called Lady Capulet?

1. The Tempest
2. Twelfth Night
3. Romeo and Juliet

7. In which play would you find a character called Starveling?

1. Othello
2. A Midsummer Nights bream
3. The Merry Wives of Windsor

8. In which play would you find a character called Touchstone?

1. As You Like It
2. King Lear
3. Alls Well That Ends Well

9. In which play would you find the following quote When shall we three meet again, In thunder, lightning, or in rain?

1. The Merry Wives of Windsor
2. Macbeth
3. Taming of the Shrew

10. In which play would you find the following quote? A pair of star-crossd lovers take their life.

1. Much Ado About Nothing
2. Romeo and Juliet
3. Henry V

11. In which play would you find the following quote? Rest, rest, perturbed spirit!

1. Hamlet
2. Comedy of Errors
3. The Merchant of Venice

12. In which play would you find the following quote? The quality of mercy is not straind, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath.

1. Henry IV
2. Two Gentlemen of Verona
3. The Merchant of Venice

13. In which play would you find the following quote? What angel wakes me from my flowery bed?

1. Titus Andronicus
2. Loves Labours Lost
3. A Midsummer Nights bream

14. In which town or city in England was Shakespeare born?

1. Warwick
2. London
3. Stratford-upon-Avon

15. The play Macbeth was influenced by the 1605 Gunpowder Plot.

1. False Statement
2. True Statement

16. What was his mothers maiden name?

1. Mary Bowden
2. Mary Arden
3. Mary Akle

17. What was the name of the London theatre that Shakespeare is commonly associated with?

1. The Orb Theatre
2. The Globe Theatre
3. The Worlds Theatre

18. Where was William Shakespeare buried?

1. Westminster Abbey
2. There are no records that tell us.
3. Stratford-upon-Avon

19. Which play is generally accepted as being Shakespeares first?

1. Henry VI
2. Romeo and Juliet
3. Taming of the Shrew

20. William and Anne had a daughter (Susanna) and also ?

1. Triplets
2. Quadruplets
3. Twins