Famous Personality GK MCQ Questions on ‘William Shakespeare’. Here we have given total 20 Quiz, very important for students.
20 Mcq on William Shakespeare
1.) In which century did William Shakespeare live?
a.) 15th
b.) 16th
c.) 17th
d.) 18th
Answer: b.) 16th
2.) What is the title of William Shakespeare’s first published collection of plays?
a.) The First Folio
b.) The Quartos
c.) The Sonnets
d.) The Comedies
Answer: b.) The Quartos
3.) Which play is known as the “Scottish play” due to superstitions around its name?
a.) Hamlet
b.) Othello
c.) Macbeth
d.) King Lear
Answer: c.) Macbeth
4.) Which monarch was on the English throne during much of Shakespeare’s career?
a.) Queen Elizabeth I
b.) King James I
c.) King Henry VIII
d.) Queen Victoria
Answer: a.) Queen Elizabeth I
5.) What is the name of Shakespeare’s wife?
a.) Anne Hathaway
b.) Juliet Capulet
c.) Ophelia
d.) Lady Macbeth
Answer: a.) Anne Hathaway
6.) Which play features the characters of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
a.) Macbeth
b.) Hamlet
c.) Romeo and Juliet
d.) Othello
Answer: b.) Hamlet
7.) In which city was Shakespeare born?
a.) London
b.) Stratford-upon-Avon
c.) Edinburgh
d.) Oxford
Answer: b.) Stratford-upon-Avon
8.) Which genre does the play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” belong to?
a.) Tragedy
b.) Comedy
c.) History
d.) Romance
Answer: b.) Comedy
9.) What is the famous line “To be or not to be” from?
a.) Macbeth
b.) Hamlet
c.) Othello
d.) King Lear
Answer: b.) Hamlet
10.) Which of Shakespeare’s plays is set in the ancient Roman Republic?
a.) Julius Caesar
b.) Antony and Cleopatra
c.) Coriolanus
d.) Titus Andronicus
Answer: a.) Julius Caesar
11.) What is the title of Shakespeare’s longest play?
a.) Othello
b.) Hamlet
c.) Macbeth
d.) King Lear
Answer: b.) Hamlet
12.) Which of Shakespeare’s plays is often referred to as the “Scottish play” due to superstitions?
a.) Hamlet
b.) Othello
c.) Macbeth
d.) King Lear
Answer: c.) Macbeth
13.) What is the name of Shakespeare’s theatre in London?
a.) The Globe Theatre
b.) The Rose Theatre
c.) The Swan Theatre
d.) The Blackfriars Theatre
Answer: a.) The Globe Theatre
14.) In which play does the character Shylock appear?
a.) Twelfth Night
b.) The Merchant of Venice
c.) As You Like It
d.) Much Ado About Nothing
Answer: b.) The Merchant of Venice
15.) In “Romeo and Juliet,” what family does Romeo belong to?
a.) Montague
b.) Capulet
c.) Verona
d.) Benvolio
Answer: a.) Montague
16.) Which of Shakespeare’s plays explores the theme of jealousy and deceit?
a.) Romeo and Juliet
b.) Macbeth
c.) Othello
d.) Julius Caesar
Answer: c.) Othello
17.) Which of Shakespeare’s plays is often referred to as the “Scottish play” due to superstitions?
a.) Hamlet
b.) Othello
c.) Macbeth
d.) King Lear
Answer: c.) Macbeth
18.) Which character famously says, “All the world’s a stage” in Shakespeare’s play “As You Like It”?
a.) Rosalind
b.) Touchstone
c.) Jacques
d.) Orlando
Answer: c.) Jacques
19.) What is the name of the ghost in Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet”?
a.) Banquo’s Ghost
b.) King Lear’s Ghost
c.) Hamlet’s Father’s Ghost
d.) Macbeth’s Ghost
Answer: c.) Hamlet’s Father’s Ghost
20.) What is the name of the queen in Shakespeare’s play “Antony and Cleopatra”?
a.) Queen Gertrude
b.) Queen Titania
c.) Queen Cleopatra
d.) Queen Margaret
Answer: c.) Queen Cleopatra