- 1. Who is considered the greatest playwright in the English language?
A) Charles Dickens
B) William Shakespeare
C) Jane Austen
D) Mark Twain
- 2. Which play by Shakespeare is often referred to as the 'Scottish play'?
A) Romeo and Juliet
B) Othello
C) Macbeth
D) Hamlet
- 3. Which Shakespearean play features the characters Rosalind and Orlando?
A) Twelfth Night
B) Much Ado About Nothing
C) As You Like It
D) The Tempest
- 4. In which city was Shakespeare born?
A) Stratford-upon-Avon
B) Manchester
C) London
D) Birmingham
- 5. Which famous English poet and playwright was influenced by Shakespeare's works?
A) Emily Dickinson
B) Robert Frost
C) John Milton
D) Percy Bysshe Shelley
- 6. Who is the author of the novel 'The Story of Edgar Sawtelle' which is a reimagining of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'?
A) Toni Morrison
B) J.K. Rowling
C) George R.R. Martin
D) David Wroblewski
- 7. Which Shakespearean play inspired the Broadway musical 'West Side Story'?
A) King Lear
B) Romeo and Juliet
C) Julius Caesar
D) The Merchant of Venice
- 8. In which Shakespearean play does the character of Prospero appear?
A) Coriolanus
B) Twelfth Night
C) Measure for Measure
D) The Tempest
- 9. Which poet drew inspiration from Shakespeare's sonnets and plays for his own works?
A) Sylvia Plath
B) Langston Hughes
C) Robert Burns
D) John Keats
- 10. What is the name of the Shakespearean play that features the character Viola disguised as Cesario?
A) Macbeth
B) Twelfth Night
C) The Winter's Tale
D) Antony and Cleopatra
- 11. Which American author drew inspiration from Shakespeare for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'The Hours'?
A) Don DeLillo
B) Michael Cunningham
C) Joyce Carol Oates
D) Jonathan Franzen
- 12. Which Shakespearean tragedy features the characters Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia?
A) Macbeth
B) Othello
C) King Lear
D) Julius Caesar
- 13. Which Shakespearean play inspired the film '10 Things I Hate About You'?
A) Richard III
B) Hamlet
C) A Midsummer Night's Dream
D) The Taming of the Shrew
- 14. Who penned the novel 'Wise Children' as a tribute to Shakespearean themes and characters?
A) Angela Carter
B) Alice Munro
C) Margaret Atwood
D) Hilary Mantel
- 15. Who is the author of the novel 'Hag-Seed', a modern retelling of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?
A) Margaret Atwood
B) Ian McEwan
C) Kazuo Ishiguro
D) Zadie Smith
- 16. In which Shakespearean play does the character of Portia deliver the 'quality of mercy' speech?
A) The Merchant of Venice
B) King Lear
C) Macbeth
D) Twelfth Night
- 17. Which Australian novelist drew inspiration from Shakespeare for her novel 'The Secret River'?
A) Kate Grenville
B) Peter Carey
C) Tim Winton
D) Richard Flanagan
- 18. Who wrote 'A Thousand Acres', a novel inspired by Shakespeare's 'King Lear'?
A) Jhumpa Lahiri
B) Margaret Atwood
C) Jane Smiley
D) Anne Tyler
- 19. Which Shakespearean play inspired the Disney animated film 'The Lion King'?
A) King Lear
B) Macbeth
C) Othello
D) Hamlet
- 20. Which author penned the book 'Vinegar Girl', a modern retelling of Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew'?
A) Elizabeth Strout
B) Barbara Kingsolver
C) Ann Patchett
D) Anne Tyler
- 21. Which science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov was influenced by Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar'?
A) Brave New World
B) Foundation
C) Neuromancer
D) Dune
- 22. In what century did Shakespeare live and write his plays?
A) 15th century
B) 18th century
C) 16th century
D) 17th century
- 23. What tragedy by Shakespeare tells the story of a Moorish general who is manipulated into believing his wife is unfaithful?
A) Othello
B) Hamlet
C) King Lear
D) Macbeth
- 24. Which of Shakespeare's plays is a historical tragedy revolving around the famous Roman general?
A) Richard III
B) Coriolanus
C) Julius Caesar
D) Antony and Cleopatra
- 25. What is the name of the mischievous fairy who plays a pivotal role in the events of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?
A) Cobweb
B) Oberon
C) Puck
D) Titania
- 26. What is the name of the fairy who serves as the queen of the fairies in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?
A) Oberon
B) Puck
C) Titania
D) Peaseblossom
- 27. What is the name of the fairy king in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' who is at odds with his queen?
A) Cobweb
B) Titania
C) Puck
D) Oberon
- 28. Who is the main antagonist in Shakespeare's play 'Othello'?
A) Prospero
B) Iago
C) Hamlet
D) Macbeth
- 29. What is the name of Shakespeare's theatre in London?
A) The Globe Theatre
B) The Stratford Theatre
C) The Royal Shakespeare Theatre
D) The King's Theatre
- 30. What is the name of the shipwrecked nobleman in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?
A) Antonio
B) Sebastian
C) Prospero
D) Gonzalo
- 31. What is the name of the queen in Shakespeare's play 'Hamlet'?
A) Portia
B) Gertrude
C) Cleopatra
D) Titania
- 32. Which Shakespeare play is a tragicomedy that explores themes of forgiveness and redemption?
A) The Tempest
B) Pericles, Prince of Tyre
C) The Winter's Tale
D) Troilus and Cressida
- 33. Who is the young noblewoman who disguises herself as a man in Shakespeare's comedy 'Twelfth Night'?
A) Hermione
B) Portia
C) Rosalind
D) Viola
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