- 1. Who is considered the greatest playwright in the English language?
A) Charles Dickens
B) Mark Twain
C) Jane Austen
D) William Shakespeare
- 2. Which play by Shakespeare is often referred to as the 'Scottish play'?
A) Romeo and Juliet
B) Othello
C) Hamlet
D) Macbeth
- 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) Stratford-upon-Avon
B) Manchester
C) London
D) Birmingham
- 5. Which famous English poet and playwright was influenced by Shakespeare's works?
A) Percy Bysshe Shelley
B) John Milton
C) Robert Frost
D) Emily Dickinson
- 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) King Lear
B) Romeo and Juliet
C) The Merchant of Venice
D) Julius Caesar
- 8. In which Shakespearean play does the character of Prospero appear?
A) Measure for Measure
B) Coriolanus
C) Twelfth Night
D) The Tempest
- 9. Which poet drew inspiration from Shakespeare's sonnets and plays for his own works?
A) Langston Hughes
B) John Keats
C) Sylvia Plath
D) Robert Burns
- 10. What is the name of the Shakespearean play that features the character Viola disguised as Cesario?
A) The Winter's Tale
B) Twelfth Night
C) Antony and Cleopatra
D) Macbeth
- 11. Which American author drew inspiration from Shakespeare for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'The Hours'?
A) Michael Cunningham
B) Joyce Carol Oates
C) Don DeLillo
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) The Taming of the Shrew
B) Hamlet
C) Richard III
D) A Midsummer Night's Dream
- 14. Who penned the novel 'Wise Children' as a tribute to Shakespearean themes and characters?
A) Margaret Atwood
B) Angela Carter
C) Hilary Mantel
D) Alice Munro
- 15. What is the name of the shipwrecked nobleman in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?
A) Antonio
B) Gonzalo
C) Prospero
D) Sebastian
- 16. Which Shakespearean play inspired the Disney animated film 'The Lion King'?
A) King Lear
B) Othello
C) Hamlet
D) Macbeth
- 17. What is the name of Shakespeare's theatre in London?
A) The Royal Shakespeare Theatre
B) The King's Theatre
C) The Globe Theatre
D) The Stratford Theatre
- 18. In which Shakespearean play does the character of Portia deliver the 'quality of mercy' speech?
A) King Lear
B) Macbeth
C) Twelfth Night
D) The Merchant of Venice
- 19. Who is the author of the novel 'Hag-Seed', a modern retelling of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?
A) Zadie Smith
B) Ian McEwan
C) Margaret Atwood
D) Kazuo Ishiguro
- 20. What is the name of the queen in Shakespeare's play 'Hamlet'?
A) Portia
B) Titania
C) Cleopatra
D) Gertrude
- 21. What is the name of the mischievous fairy who plays a pivotal role in the events of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?
A) Titania
B) Cobweb
C) Puck
D) Oberon
- 22. Who wrote 'A Thousand Acres', a novel inspired by Shakespeare's 'King Lear'?
A) Jane Smiley
B) Margaret Atwood
C) Jhumpa Lahiri
D) Anne Tyler
- 23. Who is the main antagonist in Shakespeare's play 'Othello'?
A) Macbeth
B) Hamlet
C) Iago
D) Prospero
- 24. Who is the young noblewoman who disguises herself as a man in Shakespeare's comedy 'Twelfth Night'?
A) Viola
B) Portia
C) Rosalind
D) Hermione
- 25. Which Shakespeare play is a tragicomedy that explores themes of forgiveness and redemption?
A) Troilus and Cressida
B) Pericles, Prince of Tyre
C) The Tempest
D) The Winter's Tale
- 26. Which of Shakespeare's plays is a historical tragedy revolving around the famous Roman general?
A) Julius Caesar
B) Richard III
C) Coriolanus
D) Antony and Cleopatra
- 27. Which Australian novelist drew inspiration from Shakespeare for her novel 'The Secret River'?
A) Tim Winton
B) Kate Grenville
C) Richard Flanagan
D) Peter Carey
- 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) Puck
C) Oberon
D) Cobweb
- 29. Which science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov was influenced by Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar'?
A) Brave New World
B) Foundation
C) Neuromancer
D) Dune
- 30. What tragedy by Shakespeare tells the story of a Moorish general who is manipulated into believing his wife is unfaithful?
A) Macbeth
B) Othello
C) King Lear
D) Hamlet
- 31. What is the name of the fairy who serves as the queen of the fairies in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?
A) Peaseblossom
B) Puck
C) Oberon
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) Barbara Kingsolver
B) Elizabeth Strout
C) Ann Patchett
D) Anne Tyler
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