Shakespeare's Plays Quiz

In what city was Shakespeare born?

• London
• York
• Stratford-upon-Avon
• Edinburgh

Which play features a character named Shylock, who demands a pound of flesh as payment for a debt?

• Antony and Cleopatra
• Julius Caesar
• The Merchant of Venice
• The Tempest

Which of the following plays is a history play?

• As You Like It
• Henry V
• Much Ado About Nothing
• The Winter's Tale

Which play is often described as a cautionary tale about the dangers of unchecked ambition?

• Henry V
• Macbeth
• Measure for Measure
• The Merchant of Venice

In which play do the characters Beatrice and Benedick engage in witty banter and verbal sparring before ultimately falling in love?

• Macbeth
• Much Ado About Nothing
• Romeo and Juliet
• The Taming of the Shrew

Which of the following plays is a comedy?

• A Midsummer Night's Dream
• Julius Caesar
• King Lear
• Macbeth

Which play features a character named Ophelia, who goes mad and drowns herself?

• Hamlet
• King Lear
• Romeo and Juliet
• The Tempest

Which play is a tale of two sets of identical twins who are separated at birth and then reunited as adults?

• Henry IV
• The Comedy of Errors
• The Taming of the Shrew
• The Winter's Tale

In which play does the character Iago manipulate and deceive the protagonist, leading him to murder his wife and commit suicide?

• King Lear
• Macbeth
• Othello
• Twelfth Night

Which play tells the story of a young prince who is visited by the ghost of his father and sets out to avenge his murder?

• Hamlet
• Love's Labour's Lost
• Measure for Measure
• Much Ado About Nothing