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Who's Who in Shakespeare Trivia Quiz

A look at some well known and not so well known characters in Shakespeare. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Fiachra. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Fiachra

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
193,867

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1403

Last 3 plays: Guest 118 (3/10), Guest 86 (9/10), Guest 104 (5/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which larger than life character appears in three plays? Hint

Bottom

Feste

Dogberry

Falstaff

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these Shakespeare villains ordered three murders so that he could become king? Hint

Henry V

Iago

Richard III

King John

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who is one of the featured female characters of 'Much Ado About Nothing'? Hint

Beatrice

Juliet

Rosalind

Viola

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of Shakespeare's heroines grew up on an enchanted island? Hint

Isabella

Ophelia

Miranda

Katherina

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who is the 'bastard' son of Gloucester in 'King Lear'? Hint

Edmund

Kent

Edgar

Albany

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of Shakespeare's heroines disguised herself as a lawyer to save Antonio's life? Hint

Viola

Hermione

Desdemona

Portia

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who is the constable in charge of the nightwatch in 'Much Ado About Nothing'? Hint

Dogberry

Claudio

Feste

Don John

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which villain deceived Othello into believing his wife was unfaithful?

Answer: (One Word, 4 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of Shakespeare's heroines was a nun? Hint

Gertrude

Viola

Isabella

Hero

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was Titus Andronicus's daughter in the play of that name? Hint

Lavinia

Portia

Hero

Viola

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Most Recent Scores

Nov 09 2024 : Guest 118: 3/10
Oct 19 2024 : Guest 86: 9/10
Oct 18 2024 : Guest 104: 5/10
Oct 18 2024 : Guest 152: 9/10
Oct 18 2024 : Guest 151: 9/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which larger than life character appears in three plays?

Answer: Falstaff

Falstaff is the drinking, fun loving coward and companion to Hal in the two parts of Henry IV. He also appears in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'.

2. Which of these Shakespeare villains ordered three murders so that he could become king?

Answer: Richard III

He was eventually killed in battle uttering the lines, 'A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse'.

3. Who is one of the featured female characters of 'Much Ado About Nothing'?

Answer: Beatrice

Beatrice is a witty clever woman who engages in verbal battles with Benedict. Both long to have the last word. One memorable example from Benedict, when he could not think of anything else to say is, 'I wish my horse had the speed of your tongue'.

4. Which of Shakespeare's heroines grew up on an enchanted island?

Answer: Miranda

Miranda's father was a magician. When a shipwrecked prince came to the island, she fell in love with him. The play is 'The Tempest'.

5. Who is the 'bastard' son of Gloucester in 'King Lear'?

Answer: Edmund

Edmund was a conniving opportunist who used everyone and everything to his advantage. 'All's with me meet that I can fashion fit'.

6. Which of Shakespeare's heroines disguised herself as a lawyer to save Antonio's life?

Answer: Portia

Portia is one of the most intelligent heroines. She outfoxes the wily Shylock in 'The Merchant of Venice'.

7. Who is the constable in charge of the nightwatch in 'Much Ado About Nothing'?

Answer: Dogberry

He misuses words to comic effect in the play. In Kenneth Brannagh's film production Dogberry rides an imaginary horse (a trick borrowed from Monty Python), and the result is truly hilarious.

8. Which villain deceived Othello into believing his wife was unfaithful?

Answer: Iago

Iago delights in causing Othello pain. Being passed over for promotion is one reason offered for his plotting.

9. Which of Shakespeare's heroines was a nun?

Answer: Isabella

She left her calling to help her brother Claudio in 'Measure for Measure'.

10. Who was Titus Andronicus's daughter in the play of that name?

Answer: Lavinia

She was brutally raped on the orders of Aaron. As a punishment he was buried in the sand up to the neck and left to starve.

Source: Author Fiachra

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