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