FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Quiz about Shakespeares Smaller Characters

Shakespeare's Smaller Characters Quiz

Remember - there are no small parts, only small actors . . . Select the Shakespearian play that includes these "lesser-known" roles.

A multiple-choice quiz by LemonCurry. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
LemonCurry

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
211,572

Updated
Aug 14 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
402

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Gremio, Tranio, Biondello, and Vincentio are all characters in which Shakespearian play? Hint

Measure for Measure

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

The Taming of the Shrew

A Midsummer Night's Dream

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. Which of Bill Shakespeare's plays includes the characters Osric, Voltimand, Cornelius, and Guildenstern? Hint

The Winter's Tale

Cymbeline

Hamlet

Pericles

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. Brabantio, Gratiano, Lodovico, and Bianca all play a part in which of Shakespeare's plays? Hint

Much Ado About Nothing

The Taming of the Shrew

Othello

All's Well that Ends Well

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. Which Shakespearian play includes Stephano, Adrian, Francisco, and Gonzalo amongst its characters? Hint

The Tempest

Romeo and Juliet

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Hamlet

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. Caithness, Angus, Ross, and Lennox are all characters in which play by Shakespeare? Hint

Anthony and Cleopatra

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

King Lear

Macbeth

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. The characters Alexas, Mardian, Seleucus, and Diomedes are all in which Shakespearian play? Hint

Anthony and Cleopatra

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Pericles

Romeo and Juliet

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. Which of William Shakespeare's plays includes the characters Bardolph, John Rugby, Doctor Caius, and Peter Simple? Hint

The Life of King Henry the Fifth

The First Part of Henry the Fourth

The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Second part of Henry the Fourth

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. Escalus, Sampson, Gregory, and Friar John are all characters in which play by Shakespeare? Hint

Othello

Troilus and Cressida

Romeo and Juliet

The Merry Wives of Windsor

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. Which single Shakespearian play includes the characters of Lucius, Quintius, Martius, and Mutius? Hint

Hamlet

Othello

Titus Andronicus

The Taming of the Shrew

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. In which play by Shakespeare would you find the characters Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Moth, and Mustardseed? Hint

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

King Lear

Hamlet

A Midsummer Night's Dream

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Gremio, Tranio, Biondello, and Vincentio are all characters in which Shakespearian play?

Answer: The Taming of the Shrew

Gremio was a suitor to the fair Bianca, sister of the shrewish Katherina.
Tranio and Biondello were servants to Lucentio, another of Bianca's suitors.
Vincentio, an old gentleman of Pisa, also crops up in "Measure for Measure"

2. Which of Bill Shakespeare's plays includes the characters Osric, Voltimand, Cornelius, and Guildenstern?

Answer: Hamlet

All four characters are "Courtiers" at Elsinore. Osric is the gaudy, gauzy waterfly whilst Guildenstern (along with his pal, Rosencrantz) is a rather more down-to-earth university chum of Hamlet.

3. Brabantio, Gratiano, Lodovico, and Bianca all play a part in which of Shakespeare's plays?

Answer: Othello

Brabantio is a high-ranking senator in Venice. Gratiano is his brother; Lodovico, his kinsman. Bianca (not the Shrew's sister!) is the mistress of Othello's lieutenant, Cassio.

4. Which Shakespearian play includes Stephano, Adrian, Francisco, and Gonzalo amongst its characters?

Answer: The Tempest

Stephano is the drunken butler who teams up with the monster, Caliban. Adrian and Fransisco are shipwrecked Lords and Gonzalo is a deliciously wise and honest Counsellor.

5. Caithness, Angus, Ross, and Lennox are all characters in which play by Shakespeare?

Answer: Macbeth

Noblemen of Scotland all.

Surely nobody would have guessed "Anthony and Cleopatra" for this one . . . ?

6. The characters Alexas, Mardian, Seleucus, and Diomedes are all in which Shakespearian play?

Answer: Anthony and Cleopatra

All four are attendants to Cleopatra . . . despite their names being derived from all four corners of the (then) known world!

7. Which of William Shakespeare's plays includes the characters Bardolph, John Rugby, Doctor Caius, and Peter Simple?

Answer: The Merry Wives of Windsor

Bardolph appears in all four plays; the others are purely Windsor!

8. Escalus, Sampson, Gregory, and Friar John are all characters in which play by Shakespeare?

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

Escalus is the Prince of Verona ("where we lay our scene"), Sampson and Gregory are servants to Juliet's father and Friar John has a lot to answer for . . .

9. Which single Shakespearian play includes the characters of Lucius, Quintius, Martius, and Mutius?

Answer: Titus Andronicus

All four are the sons of Titus Andronicus. It is generally believed that Shakespeare only wrote part of this bloody drama.

10. In which play by Shakespeare would you find the characters Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Moth, and Mustardseed?

Answer: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Fairies all!

Thank you for taking this Shakespearian romp!

Source: Author LemonCurry

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor agony before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.