UP TGT ENGLISH - WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE -01
### **1. Who is considered the first major Shakespearean critic?**
A) Samuel Johnson
B) John Dryden
C) Harold Bloom
D) T.S. Eliot
**Answer:** B) John Dryden
### **2. Which 18th-century scholar wrote *Preface to Shakespeare*, a critical essay on Shakespeare’s works?**
A) Alexander Pope
B) Ben Jonson
C) Samuel Johnson
D) William Hazlitt
**Answer:** C) Samuel Johnson
### **3. What was A.C. Bradley’s main contribution to Shakespearean criticism?**
A) Psychological analysis of characters
B) Marxist interpretation of plays
C) Postmodern deconstruction
D) Feminist readings of Shakespeare
**Answer:** A) Psychological analysis of characters
### **4. Which critic is famous for the book *Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human*?**
A) Stephen Greenblatt
B) Harold Bloom
C) Northrop Frye
D) F.R. Leavis
**Answer:** B) Harold Bloom
### **5. Stephen Greenblatt is best known for introducing which critical approach to Shakespearean studies?**
A) Structuralism
B) New Historicism
C) Psychoanalytic criticism
D) Formalism
**Answer:** B) New Historicism
### **6. Which critic argued that Shakespeare’s works reflect the ideology of Elizabethan society rather than universal truths?**
A) Jan Kott
B) Terry Eagleton
C) Harold Bloom
D) A.C. Bradley
**Answer:** B) Terry Eagleton
### **7. What is one of the primary concerns of feminist Shakespeare criticism?**
A) The historical accuracy of Shakespeare’s plays
B) The role of women in Shakespeare’s works and their representation
C) The influence of the Renaissance on Shakespeare
D) The religious themes in Shakespearean tragedy
**Answer:** B) The role of women in Shakespeare’s works and their representation
### **8. What does the term “Bardolatry” refer to?**
A) The excessive admiration of Shakespeare
B) The study of Shakespeare’s sonnets
C) The political themes in Shakespeare’s plays
D) The rejection of Shakespearean criticism
**Answer:** A) The excessive admiration of Shakespeare
### **9. Who wrote *Shakespearean Tragedy* (1904), a key work in Shakespeare criticism?**
A) Northrop Frye
B) A.C. Bradley
C) Harold Bloom
D) Samuel Johnson
**Answer:** B) A.C. Bradley
### **10. Which literary theorist applied Marxist theory to Shakespearean texts?**
A) Terry Eagleton
B) Harold Bloom
C) Northrop Frye
D) T.S. Eliot
**Answer:** A) Terry Eagleton
### **11. In *Shakespeare’s Language*, what does Frank Kermode focus on?**
A) The historical inaccuracies in Shakespeare’s plays
B) The evolution of Shakespeare’s writing style and use of language
C) The influence of Greek drama on Shakespeare
D) Shakespeare’s personal life
**Answer:** B) The evolution of Shakespeare’s writing style and use of language
### **12. T.S. Eliot criticized Shakespeare’s *Hamlet* by calling it a(n) __________.**
A) “Unsurpassed masterpiece”
B) “Artistic failure”
C) “Social commentary”
D) “Religious allegory”
**Answer:** B) “Artistic failure”
### **13. Northrop Frye categorized Shakespeare’s plays into which four genres?**
A) Tragedy, Comedy, History, and Romance
B) Epic, Lyric, Dramatic, and Satirical
C) Psychological, Political, Theological, and Historical
D) Mythological, Allegorical, Narrative, and Descriptive
**Answer:** A) Tragedy, Comedy, History, and Romance
### **14. What does New Historicist criticism argue about Shakespeare’s plays?**
A) They should be studied independently of history
B) They reflect and shape the cultural and political contexts of their time
C) They are purely fictional with no real-world influence
D) They have no relevance to modern audiences
**Answer:** B) They reflect and shape the cultural and political contexts of their time
### **15. Which critic argued that Shakespeare’s works helped create modern notions of identity and selfhood?**
A) Harold Bloom
B) F.R. Leavis
C) Stephen Greenblatt
D) John Dryden
**Answer:** C) Stephen Greenblatt
### **16. Which scholar explored Shakespeare’s use of the “carnivalesque” in *Rabelais and His World*?**
A) Mikhail Bakhtin
B) T.S. Eliot
C) A.C. Bradley
D) Harold Bloom
**Answer:** A) Mikhail Bakhtin
### **17. Jan Kott’s book *Shakespeare Our Contemporary* interprets Shakespeare’s plays from what perspective?**
A) Existentialist and political
B) Romantic and poetic
C) Classical and Aristotelian
D) Feminist and psychoanalytic
**Answer:** A) Existentialist and political
### **18. What major concept does Jonathan Dollimore’s *Radical Tragedy* associate with Shakespeare’s works?**
A) Power, ideology, and subversion
B) Love, passion, and fate
C) Nature, order, and stability
D) Comedy, wit, and laughter
**Answer:** A) Power, ideology, and subversion
### **19. Which critic argued that Shakespeare’s *The Tempest* reflects themes of colonialism and power?**
A) George Orwell
B) Edward Said
C) Aime Cesaire
D) Both B and C
**Answer:** D) Both B and C
### **20. How does psychoanalytic criticism interpret *Hamlet’s* hesitation to act?**
A) Political uncertainty
B) Oedipal complex and subconscious guilt
C) Religious devotion
D) Lack of courage
**Answer:** B) Oedipal complex and subconscious guilt
### **21. Which critical movement was heavily influenced by the works of Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan in analyzing Shakespeare?**
A) Feminist Criticism
B) Structuralism
C) Psychoanalytic Criticism
D) Postcolonial Criticism
**Answer:** C) Psychoanalytic Criticism
### **22. In *Shakespeare’s Politics*, what do Allan Bloom and Harry Jaffa argue?**
A) Shakespeare’s works contain deep philosophical and political themes
B) Shakespeare was uninterested in politics
C) Shakespeare was primarily a Romantic poet
D) Shakespeare wrote only for entertainment
**Answer:** A) Shakespeare’s works contain deep philosophical and political themes
### **23. Who argued that Shakespeare’s works contributed to the emergence of liberal humanism?**
A) Terry Eagleton
B) Harold Bloom
C) F.R. Leavis
D) Stephen Greenblatt
**Answer:** B) Harold Bloom
### **24. What does Postmodern criticism say about Shakespeare’s texts?**
A) They have a single, authoritative meaning
B) They are fixed in historical truth
C) They are open to multiple interpretations and deconstructions
D) They should not be analyzed critically
**Answer:** C) They are open to multiple interpretations and deconstructions
### **25. What is one of the key focuses of Postcolonial Shakespearean criticism?**
A) Shakespeare’s religious influences
B) The role of women in his plays
C) The representation of race, power, and empire
D) The development of poetic form
**Answer:** C) The representation of race, power, and empire
### **26. In which year was William Shakespeare born?**
A) 1564
B) 1542
C) 1601
D) 1616
**Answer:** A) 1564
### **27. Where was William Shakespeare born?**
A) London
B) Oxford
C) Stratford-upon-Avon
D) Cambridge
**Answer:** C) Stratford-upon-Avon
### **28. What was the name of Shakespeare’s father?**
A) Richard Shakespeare
B) John Shakespeare
C) Henry Shakespeare
D) Thomas Shakespeare
**Answer:** B) John Shakespeare
### **29. What was the name of Shakespeare’s mother?**
A) Anne Hathaway
B) Mary Arden
C) Elizabeth Hall
D) Joan Shakespeare
**Answer:** B) Mary Arden
### **30. Shakespeare was baptized on which date?**
A) April 23, 1564
B) April 26, 1564
C) May 1, 1564
D) March 15, 1564
**Answer:** B) April 26, 1564
### **31. Who did William Shakespeare marry?**
A) Mary Arden
B) Anne Boleyn
C) Anne Hathaway
D) Elizabeth Hall
**Answer:** C) Anne Hathaway
### **32. How old was Shakespeare when he got married?**
A) 18
B) 21
C) 25
D) 30
**Answer:** A) 18
### **33. What was the name of Shakespeare’s first child?**
A) Susanna
B) Judith
C) Hamnet
D) Edmund
**Answer:** A) Susanna
### **34. Shakespeare had twins. What were their names?**
A) Susanna and Richard
B) Hamnet and Judith
C) Henry and Mary
D) Anne and Thomas
**Answer:** B) Hamnet and Judith
### **35. What happened to Shakespeare’s son Hamnet?**
A) He became a famous playwright
B) He moved to London
C) He died at the age of 11
D) He became a soldier
**Answer:** C) He died at the age of 11
### **36. During which period did Shakespeare likely write most of his plays?**
A) The Renaissance
B) The Victorian Era
C) The Enlightenment
D) The Modern Age
**Answer:** A) The Renaissance
### **37. What was the name of Shakespeare’s acting company under Queen Elizabeth I?**
A) The King’s Men
B) The Chamberlain’s Men
C) The Globe Players
D) The Royal Actors
**Answer:** B) The Chamberlain’s Men
### **38. What was the name of the acting company after King James I took the throne?**
A) The Elizabethan Players
B) The Globe Performers
C) The King’s Men
D) The Stratford Players
**Answer:** C) The King’s Men
### **39. Which famous London theater was closely associated with Shakespeare?**
A) The Rose Theatre
B) The Swan Theatre
C) The Globe Theatre
D) The Royal Theatre
**Answer:** C) The Globe Theatre
### **40. In what year did the Globe Theatre first open?**
A) 1585
B) 1599
C) 1610
D) 1623
**Answer:** B) 1599
### **41. What happened to the original Globe Theatre in 1613?**
A) It was destroyed in a fire
B) It was closed by Puritans
C) It was rebuilt with stone
D) It was abandoned
**Answer:** A) It was destroyed in a fire
### **42. How many plays is Shakespeare generally credited with writing?**
A) 28
B) 37
C) 50
D) 65
**Answer:** B) 37
### **43. What is the name of the book in which Shakespeare’s plays were first collected after his death?**
A) The Elizabethan Works
B) The First Folio
C) The Shakespearean Collection
D) The Bard’s Manuscripts
**Answer:** B) The First Folio
### **44. In which year was the *First Folio* published?**
A) 1599
B) 1616
C) 1623
D) 1635
**Answer:** C) 1623
### **45. How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?**
A) 100
B) 125
C) 154
D) 175
**Answer:** C) 154
### **46. What was Shakespeare’s primary genre in his early career?**
A) Tragedy
B) Comedy
C) History
D) Poetry
**Answer:** B) Comedy
### **47. When did William Shakespeare die?**
A) April 23, 1616
B) May 5, 1618
C) March 1, 1620
D) December 25, 1610
**Answer:** A) April 23, 1616
### **48. Where is Shakespeare buried?**
A) Westminster Abbey
B) Stratford Cathedral
C) Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon
D) St. Paul’s Cathedral
**Answer:** C) Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon
### **49. What inscription is found on Shakespeare’s tombstone?**
A) "Here lies the Bard of Avon"
B) "Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbear..."
C) "To be or not to be, that is the question"
D) "All the world's a stage"
**Answer:** B) "Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbear..."
### **50. Which monarchs ruled England during Shakespeare’s lifetime?**
A) Henry VIII and Mary I
B) Mary I and Elizabeth I
C) Elizabeth I and James I
D) James I and Charles I
**Answer:** C) Elizabeth I and James I
### **51. Which literary period does William Shakespeare belong to?**
A) Old English Period
B) Middle English Period
C) Renaissance Period
D) Victorian Period
**Answer:** C) Renaissance Period
### **52. The English Renaissance is also known as the __________.**
A) Age of Chaucer
B) Elizabethan Era
C) Romantic Age
D) Modernist Period
**Answer:** B) Elizabethan Era
### **53. The Elizabethan Age is named after which English monarch?**
A) Mary I
B) Henry VIII
C) Elizabeth I
D) James I
**Answer:** C) Elizabeth I
### **54. Which year is commonly considered the beginning of the English Renaissance?**
A) 1300
B) 1400
C) 1485
D) 1660
**Answer:** C) 1485
### **55. Who was the reigning monarch of England when Shakespeare began his literary career?**
A) Henry VIII
B) Elizabeth I
C) James I
D) Charles I
**Answer:** B) Elizabeth I
### **56. The Renaissance in England was influenced by which cultural movement in Europe?**
A) The Reformation
B) The Enlightenment
C) The Italian Renaissance
D) The Industrial Revolution
**Answer:** C) The Italian Renaissance
### **57. Which of the following literary genres flourished during the Elizabethan Age?**
A) Gothic Fiction
B) Sonnet and Drama
C) Science Fiction
D) Realism
**Answer:** B) Sonnet and Drama
### **58. Who is known as the ‘Father of English Drama’?**
A) Geoffrey Chaucer
B) Thomas Kyd
C) William Shakespeare
D) Christopher Marlowe
**Answer:** C) William Shakespeare
### **59. Which of these playwrights was NOT a contemporary of Shakespeare?**
A) Ben Jonson
B) Christopher Marlowe
C) John Webster
D) John Milton
**Answer:** D) John Milton
### **60. Which literary form became highly popular in the Elizabethan Age?**
A) The Novel
B) The Epic Poem
C) The Sonnet
D) The Short Story
**Answer:** C) The Sonnet
### **61. Who introduced the sonnet form to English literature?**
A) William Shakespeare
B) Geoffrey Chaucer
C) Thomas Wyatt
D) John Donne
**Answer:** C) Thomas Wyatt
### **62. What is the primary characteristic of Shakespearean sonnets?**
A) Octave and Sestet Structure
B) Three Quatrains and a Rhyming Couplet
C) Blank Verse
D) Heroic Couplets
**Answer:** B) Three Quatrains and a Rhyming Couplet
### **63. Who was Shakespeare’s greatest rival in tragedy writing?**
A) John Webster
B) Ben Jonson
C) Christopher Marlowe
D) Philip Sidney
**Answer:** C) Christopher Marlowe
### **64. The **University Wits** were a group of __________.**
A) Poets
B) Playwrights
C) Novelists
D) Historians
**Answer:** B) Playwrights
### **65. Who among the following was NOT a member of the University Wits?**
A) Thomas Kyd
B) Ben Jonson
C) Robert Greene
D) John Lyly
**Answer:** B) Ben Jonson
### **66. Which type of play was introduced in the Elizabethan era?**
A) Comedy of Manners
B) Revenge Tragedy
C) Absurd Drama
D) Epic Theatre
**Answer:** B) Revenge Tragedy
### **67. The phrase "Marlowe’s Mighty Line" refers to his use of __________.**
A) Rhyming Couplets
B) Blank Verse
C) Sonnets
D) Prose
**Answer:** B) Blank Verse
### **68. Who wrote *The Spanish Tragedy*, which influenced Shakespeare’s *Hamlet*?**
A) Ben Jonson
B) Thomas Kyd
C) John Webster
D) Francis Bacon
**Answer:** B) Thomas Kyd
### **69. Which form of drama did Shakespeare primarily use in his plays?**
A) Blank Verse
B) Free Verse
C) Heroic Couplet
D) Prose
**Answer:** A) Blank Verse
### **70. The **Jacobean Age** began after which monarch’s death?**
A) Henry VIII
B) Elizabeth I
C) Edward VI
D) Charles I
**Answer:** B) Elizabeth I
### **71. Who succeeded Queen Elizabeth I as the ruler of England?**
A) Henry VIII
B) James I
C) Charles I
D) Edward VI
**Answer:** B) James I
### **72. Which famous play did Shakespeare write during the Jacobean period?**
A) Romeo and Juliet
B) Macbeth
C) A Midsummer Night’s Dream
D) As You Like It
**Answer:** B) Macbeth
### **73. Which literary work is considered the first English tragedy?**
A) *Doctor Faustus*
B) *Gorboduc*
C) *Hamlet*
D) *The Spanish Tragedy*
**Answer:** B) *Gorboduc*
### **74. Which philosopher and statesman was a contemporary of Shakespeare and is known for his essays?**
A) John Donne
B) Francis Bacon
C) John Milton
D) Ben Jonson
**Answer:** B) Francis Bacon
### **75. Which literary work of the Renaissance is often considered the most influential on English drama?**
A) *The Canterbury Tales*
B) *The Divine Comedy*
C) *Poetics* by Aristotle
D) *The Spanish Tragedy*
**Answer:** C) *Poetics* by Aristotle
### 76 . How many sonnets did William Shakespeare write?**
A) 100
B) 125
C) 154
D) 175
**Answer:** C) 154
### **77. What is the main theme of Shakespeare’s sonnets?**
A) Love and Beauty
B) Politics and War
C) Mythology and Religion
D) Nature and Adventure
**Answer:** A) Love and Beauty
### **78. What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?**
A) ABAB BCBC CDCD EE
B) ABBA ABBA CDE CDE
C) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
D) AABB CCDD EEFF GG
**Answer:** C) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
### **79. Which two long narrative poems did Shakespeare write?**
A) *Venus and Adonis* and *The Rape of Lucrece*
B) *The Faerie Queene* and *The Canterbury Tales*
C) *Paradise Lost* and *The Dunciad*
D) *Lycidas* and *The Rape of the Lock*
**Answer:** A) *Venus and Adonis* and *The Rape of Lucrece*
### **80. Which of Shakespeare’s sonnets is the most famous?**
A) Sonnet 18 ("Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?")
B) Sonnet 116 ("Let me not to the marriage of true minds")
C) Sonnet 130 ("My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun")
D) Sonnet 29 ("When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes")
**Answer:** A) Sonnet 18
### **81. In *Venus and Adonis*, who is Adonis?**
A) A Greek warrior
B) A shepherd
C) A young hunter loved by Venus
D) A prince of England
**Answer:** C) A young hunter loved by Venus
### **82. *The Rape of Lucrece* is based on a story from which historical source?**
A) Greek mythology
B) Roman history
C) Norse legends
D) Celtic folklore
**Answer:** B) Roman history
### **83. What is the meter used in Shakespeare’s sonnets?**
A) Trochaic Tetrameter
B) Dactylic Hexameter
C) Iambic Pentameter
D) Anapestic Trimeter
**Answer:** C) Iambic Pentameter
### **84. Which sonnet explores the destructive nature of time?**
A) Sonnet 55 ("Not marble, nor the gilded monuments")
B) Sonnet 18
C) Sonnet 116
D) Sonnet 73 ("That time of year thou mayst in me behold")
**Answer:** D) Sonnet 73
### **85. In *Venus and Adonis*, how does Adonis die?**
A) In battle
B) Killed by a wild boar
C) Drowned in a river
D) Killed by Venus’ jealousy
**Answer:** B) Killed by a wild boar
### **86. To whom were Shakespeare’s sonnets dedicated?**
A) The Dark Lady
B) The Earl of Southampton
C) Anne Hathaway
D) The Fair Youth
**Answer:** B) The Earl of Southampton
### **87. The “Fair Youth” in Shakespeare’s sonnets is often identified as __________.**
A) William Herbert or Henry Wriothesley
B) Francis Bacon
C) Christopher Marlowe
D) Ben Jonson
**Answer:** A) William Herbert or Henry Wriothesley
### **88. What is the major theme of *The Rape of Lucrece*?**
A) Love and Devotion
B) Betrayal and Revenge
C) Political Power and Corruption
D) Honor and Tragic Consequences
**Answer:** D) Honor and Tragic Consequences
### **89. In which year were Shakespeare’s sonnets first published?**
A) 1588
B) 1599
C) 1609
D) 1623
**Answer:** C) 1609
### **90. Which character in *Venus and Adonis* warns Adonis against hunting dangerous animals?**
A) Mars
B) His mother
C) Venus
D) Jupiter
**Answer:** C) Venus
### **91. Which sonnet begins with the line “Let me not to the marriage of true minds”?**
A) Sonnet 116
B) Sonnet 18
C) Sonnet 130
D) Sonnet 29
**Answer:** A) Sonnet 116
### **92. What is the tone of Sonnet 130?**
A) Romantic and idealistic
B) Satirical and realistic
C) Tragic and sorrowful
D) Mystical and spiritual
**Answer:** B) Satirical and realistic
### **93. What is the theme of Sonnet 29 ("When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes")?**
A) The beauty of nature
B) The power of love to overcome despair
C) The cruelty of fate
D) The fleeting nature of youth
**Answer:** B) The power of love to overcome despair
### **94. Who is the “Dark Lady” mentioned in Shakespeare’s later sonnets?**
A) A fictional woman symbolizing lust and betrayal
B) Anne Hathaway
C) Queen Elizabeth I
D) A noblewoman from the court
**Answer:** A) A fictional woman symbolizing lust and betrayal
### **95. Which poetic device is frequently used in Shakespeare’s sonnets?**
A) Alliteration
B) Enjambment
C) Metaphor
D) All of the above
**Answer:** D) All of the above
### **96. Sonnet 55 ("Not marble, nor the gilded monuments") expresses the idea that poetry is __________.**
A) Weaker than time
B) More powerful than physical monuments
C) A temporary form of beauty
D) Meant only for scholars
**Answer:** B) More powerful than physical monuments
### **97. What is the structure of *Venus and Adonis*?**
A) Sonnets
B) Blank verse
C) Heroic couplets
D) Free verse
**Answer:** C) Heroic couplets
### **98. In *The Rape of Lucrece*, which Roman prince commits the crime against Lucrece?**
A) Brutus
B) Tarquin
C) Augustus
D) Cassius
**Answer:** B) Tarquin
### **99. What is the significance of the final couplet in Shakespeare’s sonnets?**
A) It introduces a surprising twist or resolution
B) It repeats the theme of the poem
C) It shifts to a different rhyme scheme
D) It is always left ambiguous
**Answer:** A) It introduces a surprising twist or resolution
### **100. Which of the following is a central theme in Shakespeare’s poetry?**
A) Immortality through art
B) Political corruption
C) The rise and fall of empires
D) Supernatural horror
**Answer:** A) Immortality through art
### **101. Which of the following is Shakespeare’s longest play?**
A) *Hamlet*
B) *Macbeth*
C) *Othello*
D) *King Lear*
**Answer:** A) *Hamlet*
### **102. What is the setting of *Romeo and Juliet*?**
A) Florence
B) Venice
C) Verona
D) Athens
**Answer:** C) Verona
### **103. Which of Shakespeare’s plays is considered a "problem play"?**
A) *The Tempest*
B) *Measure for Measure*
C) *Julius Caesar*
D) *Hamlet*
**Answer:** B) *Measure for Measure*
### **104. In which play does the character Shylock appear?**
A) *Othello*
B) *The Merchant of Venice*
C) *The Tempest*
D) *Titus Andronicus*
**Answer:** B) *The Merchant of Venice*
### **105. Who is the villain in *Othello*?**
A) Cassio
B) Brabantio
C) Iago
D) Roderigo
**Answer:** C) Iago
### **106. Which Shakespearean tragedy features the famous “To be or not to be” soliloquy?**
A) *Hamlet*
B) *Macbeth*
C) *King Lear*
D) *Julius Caesar*
**Answer:** A) *Hamlet*
### **107. Who is the female protagonist in *The Tempest*?**
A) Portia
B) Desdemona
C) Miranda
D) Ophelia
**Answer:** C) Miranda
### **108. Which Roman play by Shakespeare includes the character Mark Antony?**
A) *Titus Andronicus*
B) *Julius Caesar*
C) *Coriolanus*
D) *Troilus and Cressida*
**Answer:** B) *Julius Caesar*
### **109. What supernatural element appears in *Macbeth*?**
A) A ghost
B) Witches
C) A prophetic dream
D) A talking statue
**Answer:** B) Witches
### **110. Which of these is NOT one of Shakespeare’s comedies?**
A) *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*
B) *Much Ado About Nothing*
C) *The Winter’s Tale*
D) *King Lear*
**Answer:** D) *King Lear*
### **111. Which play features the character of Prospero?**
A) *The Tempest*
B) *Othello*
C) *Hamlet*
D) *Richard III*
**Answer:** A) *The Tempest*
### **112. Who kills Duncan in *Macbeth*?**
A) Banquo
B) Macbeth
C) Macduff
D) Malcolm
**Answer:** B) Macbeth
### **113. In which Shakespeare play does the line “All the world’s a stage” appear?**
A) *Hamlet*
B) *As You Like It*
C) *Twelfth Night*
D) *Measure for Measure*
**Answer:** B) *As You Like It*
### **114. Who disguises herself as a lawyer in *The Merchant of Venice*?**
A) Jessica
B) Nerissa
C) Portia
D) Rosalind
**Answer:** C) Portia
### **115. What is the main theme of *King Lear*?**
A) Betrayal and Madness
B) Love and Marriage
C) Revenge and Justice
D) Comedy and Deception
**Answer:** A) Betrayal and Madness
### **116. What do the witches predict for Banquo in *Macbeth*?**
A) He will become king
B) His sons will be kings
C) He will die in battle
D) He will overthrow Macbeth
**Answer:** B) His sons will be kings
### **117. Which play is believed to be Shakespeare’s final solo-written work?**
A) *The Tempest*
B) *Henry VIII*
C) *Cymbeline*
D) *The Winter’s Tale*
**Answer:** A) *The Tempest*
### **118. What is the nickname of *Henry V’s* famous speech before the Battle of Agincourt?**
A) “The Hollow Crown” Speech
B) “To be or not to be” Speech
C) “Once more unto the breach” Speech
D) “Now is the winter of our discontent” Speech
**Answer:** C) “Once more unto the breach” Speech
### **119. Who is the protagonist of *Titus Andronicus*?**
A) Tamora
B) Titus Andronicus
C) Saturninus
D) Lucius
**Answer:** B) Titus Andronicus
### **120. What is the relationship between Viola and Sebastian in *Twelfth Night*?**
A) Cousins
B) Lovers
C) Siblings
D) Friends
**Answer:** C) Siblings
### **121. Which play features the famous “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears” speech?**
A) *Hamlet*
B) *Julius Caesar*
C) *Othello*
D) *Timon of Athens*
**Answer:** B) *Julius Caesar*
### **122. What does Puck famously say at the end of *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*?**
A) “If we shadows have offended, think but this, and all is mended.”
B) “Now is the winter of our discontent.”
C) “The better part of valour is discretion.”
D) “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.”
**Answer:** A) “If we shadows have offended, think but this, and all is mended.”
### **123. In *The Taming of the Shrew*, who is the “shrew” that is tamed?**
A) Bianca
B) Katherina
C) Portia
D) Hermia
**Answer:** B) Katherina
### **124. In *Richard III*, what does King Richard famously cry out in battle?**
A) “To be or not to be, that is the question!”
B) “Now is the winter of our discontent.”
C) “A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!”
D) “Et tu, Brute?”
**Answer:** C) “A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!”
### **125. Which play features a group of mechanicals putting on a play within the play?**
A) *Hamlet*
B) *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*
C) *Much Ado About Nothing*
D) *Love’s Labour’s Lost*
**Answer:** B) *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*
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