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Movie Quiz: Shakespeare in Love: 10 Questions | Movies

During this quiz, you will have to answer a series of questions related to the movie. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by chrissy16. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
chrissy16

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
35,466

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2390

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What character did Viola audition for in Will's play? Hint

Romeo

Nurse

Juliet

Mercutio

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Question 2 of 10

2. What alias did Will use at the DeLesshups' dance when speaking to Lord Wessex?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 3 of 10

3. What actual play of William Shakespeare's was the character Viola in? Hint

The Twelfth Night

A Midsummer's Night Dream

Romeo and Juliet

Hamlet

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Question 4 of 10

4. How much money did Will wager (and win) with the bet he had with Lord Wessex? Hint

50 pounds

75 pounds

50 shillings

25 shillings

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who played the part of Queen Elizabeth?

Answer: (two words - title not necessary - or just last name)

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was Viola's alias when she was an actor?

Answer: (Boy's Name, Two Words)

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Question 7 of 10

7. This one may be a little tough. In the morning, after Viola's 'first night' with Will, what does she say to the nurse when told 'It is a new day'? ('It is a ____
____.')

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Why did the boy who was supposed to play Juliet have to drop out of the show moments before starting? Hint

He got stage fright

His voice changed

He got sick

He forgot his lines

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Question 9 of 10

9. How did Christopher Marlowe die? Hint

He was poisoned

He was hanged for stealing a loaf of bread

He was shot while riding his horse

He was stabbed with a knife in a bar fight

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finish this quote. 'I don't know, it's a ________.'

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What character did Viola audition for in Will's play?

Answer: Romeo

Viola had to dress up as a boy to be in the play because women were not allowed to act on stage during that time.

2. What alias did Will use at the DeLesshups' dance when speaking to Lord Wessex?

Answer: Christopher Marlowe

Will used the name of another play writer so Lord Wessex would not know who he really was.

3. What actual play of William Shakespeare's was the character Viola in?

Answer: The Twelfth Night

4. How much money did Will wager (and win) with the bet he had with Lord Wessex?

Answer: 50 pounds

The bet was whether or not a play could show what love is really like. 'Romeo and Juliet' was the play that showed it.

5. Who played the part of Queen Elizabeth?

Answer: Judi Dench

Even though Mrs. Dench was on screen for approximately only 10-15 minutes, this role won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

6. What was Viola's alias when she was an actor?

Answer: Thomas Kent

She bound her chest with gauze to flatten herself out and to look more like a boy.

7. This one may be a little tough. In the morning, after Viola's 'first night' with Will, what does she say to the nurse when told 'It is a new day'? ('It is a ____ ____.')

Answer: new world

8. Why did the boy who was supposed to play Juliet have to drop out of the show moments before starting?

Answer: His voice changed

Viola filled in for him, and she got to play opposite Will, who took her role as Romeo.

9. How did Christopher Marlowe die?

Answer: He was stabbed with a knife in a bar fight

When hearing of Marlowe's death, Will thought Lord Wessex had killed him because Wessex thought that was who Viola was in love with. It turned out Marlowe got in a fight over the bill.

10. Finish this quote. 'I don't know, it's a ________.'

Answer: mystery

Said about three or four times throughout the movie.

Source: Author chrissy16

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