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Quiz about Quotes from Shakespeares Plays
Quiz about Quotes from Shakespeares Plays

Quotes from Shakespeare's Plays Quiz

So you think you know your Shakespeare. I'll give you a quote and you give me the play.

A multiple-choice quiz by christinacor. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
christinacor
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
11,086
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
16 / 25
Plays
4273
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 212 (12/25), Guest 92 (12/25), Guest 174 (21/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. 'All the world's a stage'? Hint


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Question 2 of 25
2. 'A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse'? Hint


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Question 3 of 25
3. 'Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown'? Hint


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Question 4 of 25
4. 'One that loved not wisely but too well'? Hint


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Question 5 of 25
5. 'Neither a borrower nor a lender be'? Hint


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6. 'The course of true love never did run smooth'? Hint


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Question 7 of 25
7. 'Fair is foul and foul is fair'? Hint


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Question 8 of 25
8. 'Lord, what fools these mortals be!'? Hint


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Question 9 of 25
9. 'Speak low if you speak of love'? Hint


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Question 10 of 25
10. 'Kiss me Kate, we will be married o' Sunday'? Hint


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Question 11 of 25
11. 'Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground'? Hint


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Question 12 of 25
12. 'Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em'? Hint


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Question 13 of 25
13. 'He hath eaten me out of house and home'? Hint


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Question 14 of 25
14. 'Let's kill all the lawyers'? Hint


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Question 15 of 25
15. 'Now is the winter of our discontent'? Hint


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Question 16 of 25
16. 'Oh that I were a glove upon that hand that I might touch that cheek'? Hint


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Question 17 of 25
17. 'Good night sweet Prince'? Hint


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Question 18 of 25
18. 'Beware of the Ides of March'? Hint


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Question 19 of 25
19. 'Neither rhyme nor reason'? Hint


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Question 20 of 25
20. 'Out, out brief candle'? Hint


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Question 21 of 25
21. 'I have immortal longings in me'? Hint


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Question 22 of 25
22. 'Double, double, toil, and trouble'? Hint


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Question 23 of 25
23. 'Frailty, thy name is woman'? Hint


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Question 24 of 25
24. 'More sinned against than sinning'? Hint


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Question 25 of 25
25. 'O, brave new world'? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'All the world's a stage'?

Answer: As You Like It
2. 'A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse'?

Answer: Richard III
3. 'Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown'?

Answer: Henry IV part 2
4. 'One that loved not wisely but too well'?

Answer: Othello

 This was used to describe Othello's love for his new bride Desdemona.
5. 'Neither a borrower nor a lender be'?

Answer: Hamlet

 This was the advice Polonius gave to his son.
6. 'The course of true love never did run smooth'?

Answer: A Midsummer Night's Dream
7. 'Fair is foul and foul is fair'?

Answer: Macbeth

 Said by the witches.
8. 'Lord, what fools these mortals be!'?

Answer: A Midsummer Night's Dream
9. 'Speak low if you speak of love'?

Answer: Much Ado About Nothing
10. 'Kiss me Kate, we will be married o' Sunday'?

Answer: Taming of the Shrew
11. 'Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground'?

Answer: The Tempest
12. 'Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em'?

Answer: Twelfth Night
13. 'He hath eaten me out of house and home'?

Answer: Henry IV
14. 'Let's kill all the lawyers'?

Answer: Henry VI part 2
15. 'Now is the winter of our discontent'?

Answer: Richard III
16. 'Oh that I were a glove upon that hand that I might touch that cheek'?

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

 Romeo speaking of his love for Juliet before she give her famous speech from the balcony.
17. 'Good night sweet Prince'?

Answer: Hamlet

 Said by Horatio upon Hamlet's death.
18. 'Beware of the Ides of March'?

Answer: Julius Caesar

 This was a warning given to Caesar.
19. 'Neither rhyme nor reason'?

Answer: Comedy of Errors
20. 'Out, out brief candle'?

Answer: Macbeth
21. 'I have immortal longings in me'?

Answer: Antony and Cleopatra
22. 'Double, double, toil, and trouble'?

Answer: Macbeth

 This often quoted phrase came from the witches in Macbeth.
23. 'Frailty, thy name is woman'?

Answer: Hamlet

 Hamlet was speaking of how his mother had quickly married his uncle just weeks after his father's death.
24. 'More sinned against than sinning'?

Answer: King Lear
25. 'O, brave new world'?

Answer: The Tempest
Source: Author christinacor

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Referenced Topics
Literature   World   Shakespeare   Plays   Shakespeare Lines and Quotes   Julius Caesar   Hamlet   Romeo and Juliet   Macbeth   Immortals   Midsummer Night's Dream   King Lear   Twelfth Night   Taming of the Shrew   Othello   Much Ado About Nothing   As You Like It   Comedy of Errors   Henry VI   Antony and Cleopatra  

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