Shakespeare: Plays, Plots & Famous Lines

SheelonLiteratureLanguage ArtsEnglishGrades 9-12Published Aug 5, 2026

Tragedies, comedies, and the Globe Theatre. Test your knowledge of Shakespeare's most famous characters, plots, and quotations.

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In which English town was Shakespeare born?
Multiple Choice · 20s
AStratford-upon-Avon
BCanterbury
COxford
DBath
Which play features the feuding families Montague and Capulet?
Multiple Choice · 20s
AHamlet
BOthello
CMacbeth
DRomeo and Juliet
Which Shakespeare play is set in Denmark?
Multiple Choice · 20s
AThe Tempest
BHamlet
CJulius Caesar
DKing Lear
In Shakespeare's day, women's roles were played by boys and young men.True / False · 20s
Three witches greet the title character with a prophecy in which play?Multiple Choice · 20s
Which of these is a Shakespeare comedy?Multiple Choice · 20s
Complete the line from 'Romeo and Juliet': 'O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou ...?'Type Answer · 30s
Shakespeare's company performed at a London playhouse called the Globe.True / False · 20s
A Shakespearean sonnet has how many lines?Multiple Choice · 20s
In 'Julius Caesar', what warning does the soothsayer give?Multiple Choice · 20s
Which play features a shipwreck, the magician Prospero, and the spirit Ariel?Multiple Choice · 20s
Complete Hamlet's famous line: 'To be, or not to be, that is the ...'Type Answer · 30s

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