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Author - William Shakespeare 2
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre is in The Bard's hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon.

Author - William Shakespeare 2

This is the second in our series of 4 quizzes on the English national poet, William Shakespeare – the creator of some of literature’s most iconic characters. From his villainous version of Richard III to the star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s creations have endured in his readers’ minds for 100s of years.

William Shakespeare sought his fortune in London, leaving his family in Stratford, and began working in the theatre. He became well known as an actor and playwright and was also one of the managing partners of the Lord Chamberlain's Company, whose actors included the famous Richard Burbage and whose theatres included the Globe and the Blackfriars. A critic at the time called Shakespeare an “upstart Crow”. William Shakespeare was clearly becoming a household name.

How well do you know the life and works of William Shakespeare? Test yourself in this, the second of 4 fun quizzes!

1.
Titus Andronicus is a Roman general just returned from a ten-year campaign against whom?
The Gauls
The Goths
The Huns
The Vandals
Titus Andronicus is a violent and bloody play, and is also Shakespeare's first tragedy
2.
The Tom Stoppard play Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead features two characters from which Shakespeare play?
Antony and Cleopatra
Hamlet
King John
Troilus and Cressida
They are Hamlet's childhood friends
3.
What is the name of Prospero's deformed slave in The Tempest?
Caliban
Gonzalo
Stephano
Sycorax
Sycorax the witch, an unseen character, is his mother
4.
Which Shakespearian character has three daughters called Regan, Goneril and Cordelia?
King Lear
Macbeth
Othello
Titus Andronicus
Cordelia is the honest one
5.
What is the name of the weaver in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
Nick Bates
Nick Bones
Nick Bottom
Nick Butt
He has his head transfomed into that of an ass
6.
In Romeo and Juliet, what is Romeo's surname?
Montague
Montgomery
Montmorency
Montpelier
The story tells of a feud between two families - the Montagues and the Capulets
7.
Hamlet is a prince of which country?
Denmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Shakespeare's Hamlet is based on the Viking legend of Prince Amleth
8.
Which battle is depicted in the play Richard III?
Agincourt
Bosworth Field
Crecy
Marston Moor
It's the battle in which Richard lost his life and the English throne was usurped by Henry Tudor
9.
In which English county is Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon?
Gloucestershire
Oxfordshire
Warwickshire
Wiltshire
The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford-upon-Avon's Royal Shakespeare Theatre
10.
Who played the title role in the 1944 film adaptation of Henry V?
John Gielgud
Alec Guinness
Laurence Olivier
Ralph Richardson
The full title of the film was The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France. This was the title of the 1600 edition of the play

 

Author:  Tony Rennick

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