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Shakespeare GK MCQ Quiz | Shakespeare General Awareness Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

(1) In which year was William Shakespeare born?
[A] 1534
[B] 1564
[C] 1555
[D] 1594
Answer: 1564
(2) By which year is it thought that William Shakespeares plays were being regularly performed in London?
[A] 1592
[B] 1596
[C] 1600
[D] None
Answer: 1592

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(3) During his lifetime, Shakespeare wrote a total of
[A] 28 plays and 144 sonnets
[B] 38 plays and 154 sonnets
[C] 48 plays and 164 sonnets
[D] None of these
Answer: 38 plays and 154 sonnets
(4) How old was Shakespeare when he died?
[A] 47 years old
[B] 52 years old
[C] 57 years old
[D] None of these
Answer: 52 years old
(5) How old was Shakespeare when he married Anne Hathaway?
[A] 16 years old
[B] 17 years old
[C] 18 years old
[D] None of these
Answer: 18 years old
(6) In which play would you find a character called Lady Capulet?
[A] Romeo and Juliet
[B] The Tempest
[C] Twelfth Night
[D] None of these
Answer: Romeo and Juliet
(7) In which play would you find a character called Starveling?
[A] The Merry Wives of Windsor
[B] Othello
[C] A Midsummer Nights bream
[D] None of these
Answer: A Midsummer Nights bream
(8) In which play would you find a character called Touchstone?
[A] Alls Well That Ends Well
[B] As You Like It
[C] King Lear
[D] None of these
Answer: As You Like It
(9) In which play would you find the following quote When shall we three meet again, In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
[A] Taming of the Shrew
[B] The Merry Wives of Windsor
[C] Macbeth
[D] none of the above
Answer: Macbeth
(10) In which play would you find the following quote? A pair of star-crossd lovers take their life.
[A] Henry V
[B] Much Ado About Nothing
[C] Romeo and Juliet
[D] none of the above
Answer: Henry V
(11) In which play would you find the following quote? Rest, rest, perturbed spirit!
[A] The Merchant of Venice
[B] Hamlet
[C] Comedy of Errors
[D] None
Answer: Hamlet
(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.
[A] The Merchant of Venice
[B] Henry IV
[C] Two Gentlemen of Verona
[D] none
Answer: The Merchant of Venice
(13) In which play would you find the following quote? What angel wakes me from my flowery bed?
[A] A Midsummer Nights bream
[B] Titus Andronicus
[C] Loves Labours Lost
[D] None
Answer: A Midsummer Nights bream
(14) In which town or city in England was Shakespeare born?
[A] Stratford-upon-Avon
[B] Warwick
[C] London
[D] None
Answer: Stratford-upon-Avon
(15) What was his mothers maiden name?
[A] Mary Akle
[B] Mary Bowden
[C] Mary Arden
[D] None
Answer: Mary Arden
(16) What was the name of the London theatre that Shakespeare is commonly associated with?
[A] The Worlds Theatre
[B] The Orb Theatre
[C] The Globe Theatre
[D] None
Answer: The Globe Theatre
(17) Where was William Shakespeare buried?
[A] Stratford-upon-Avon
[B] Westminster Abbey
[C] There are no records that tell us.
[D] None
Answer: Stratford-upon-Avon
(18) Which play is generally accepted as being Shakespeares first?
[A] Taming of the Shrew
[B] Henry VI
[C] Romeo and Juliet
[D] None
Answer: Henry VI
(19) William and Anne had a daughter (Susanna) and also ?
[A] Twins
[B] Triplets
[C] Quadruplets
[D] None
Answer: Twins
(20) When was William Shakespeare born?
[A] 23 April 1564
[B] 15 July 1580
[C] 25 December 1600
[D] 1 January 1601
Answer: 23 April 1564

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