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