Shakespeare's Plays

Shakespeare's Plays

10 questions/11 slides

This quiz tests the knowledge of William Shakespeare's plays. It focuses on the main characters, genre and plots of the most popular plays such as Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, or The Comedy of Errors.

QUESTIONS IN THIS 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
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