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Shakespeare MCQs for TGT PGT (Part 2: Questions 111-218)
Welcome to Part 2 of our ultimate Shakespeare MCQ series for TGT, PGT, and NET aspirants. Building upon the foundational questions from Part 1, this section presents multiple choice questions (111-218) that delve deeper into Shakespeare’s tragedies, comedies, famous quotes, and critical remarks.
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- 111. “In Milton there is always an appearance of effort; in Shakespeare scarcely any.” Who made this remark? Ans- C. Matthew Arnold
- 112. “With this key (Sonnet) Shakespeare unlocked his heart.” The words are from — Ans- A. Wordsworth
- 113. “This Royal throne Of Kings this sceptred Isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, Demi-Paradise.” Who speaks these lines in Richard II? Ans- B. John of Gaunt
- 114. Auden’s ‘The Sea and the Mirror’ was inspired by Shakespeare’s play — Ans- C. The Tempest
- 115. Dryden’s play dealing with the story of Antony and Cleopatra is named — Ans- C. All for Love
- 116. Who remarked in Shakespeare’s tragedies “Character is not Destiny, but there is Character and Destiny”? Ans- C. Nicoll
- 117. Who is the messenger of the Fairies in The Tempest? Ans- C. Ariel
- 118. Which poem was contributed by Shakespeare to Robert Chester’s ‘Love’s Martyr’? Ans- B. The Phoenix and the Turtle
- 119. Thomas Middleton’s romantic comedy ‘The Spanish Gypsy’ bears some similarities with Shakespeare’s — Ans- C. As You Like It
- 120. “How came he dead? I’ll not be juggled with: To hell, allegiance! Vows, to the blackest devil!” Who speaks these lines in Hamlet? Ans- D. Laertes
- 121. “Dear son of memory, great heir of fame.” Who said this about Shakespeare? Ans- B. John Milton
- 122. In the play ‘Coriolanus’, “Coriolanus” is the surname given to — Ans- C. Caius Marcius
- 123. What is ‘The Rape of Lucrece’? Ans- B. A narrative poem of Shakespeare
- 124. “If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it.” Which play of Shakespeare opens with this line? Ans- D. Twelfth Night
- 125. ”Marlowe simply prepared the way for the master who was to follow.” Who is the master referred to in this remark? Ans- B. Shakespeare
- 126. What is the name of the wife of Pericles in Shakespeare’s play Pericles? Ans- B. Thaisa
- 127. “The time is out of joint! O cursed spite, That ever I was born to set it right.” Who made this speech in Hamlet? Ans- C. Hamlet
- 128. “We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.” Who speaks these lines in The Tempest? Ans- B. Prospero
- 129. What is the source of Shakespeare’s ‘The Winter’s Tale’? Ans- C. Greene’s ‘Pandosto’
- 130. Shakespeare was educated at the University of — Ans- D. None of these
- 131. A character says, “I had rather than forty shillings I had my book of songs and sonnets here.” This reference to Tottel’s Miscellany appears in which play? Ans- C. Slender in The Merry Wives of Windsor
- 132. The song, ”Jog on, jog on, the footpath way” is taken from the play of Shakespeare — Ans- B. The Winter’s Tale
- 133. “He was not of an age, but for all time!” Who praises Shakespeare in these lines? Ans- D. Ben Jonson
- 134. ‘Forbidden Planet’, a science fiction film, was inspired by which of Shakespeare’s plays? Ans- C. The Tempest
- 135. Hamlet’s dilemma in Act III, Scene I, ‘To be or not to be…?’ means- Ans- D. To live or to die?
- 136. Which of the following plays does not belong to the group of Shakespeare’s great tragedies? Ans- C. Measure for Measure
- 137. The science fiction film ‘Forbidden Planet’ came out in the year — Ans- B. 1956
- 138. “Shakespeare is the grandest thing we have yet done… Indian Empire will go, at any rate, some day but this; Shakespeare does not go; he lasts forever.” Who remarked this about Shakespeare? Ans- C. Thomas Carlyle
- 139. ‘The Rape of Lucrece’ is written in stanzas of- Ans- C. 7 lines (Rhyme Royal)
- 140. What is the dominating passion in Othello? Ans- C. Jealousy
- 141. The line, ”The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers” is taken from the play — Ans- B. Henry VI, Part 2
- 142. To whom did Shakespeare dedicate the poems ‘Venus and Adonis’ and ‘The Rape of Lucrece’? Ans- A. Earl of Southampton
- 143. What was the name of Macbeth’s wife? Ans- D. None of these (It is Lady Macbeth)
- 144. At the banquet, Macbeth sees the ghost of- Ans- A. Banquo
- 145. How many sonnets are addressed to ‘W.H.’ (the Fair Youth) by Shakespeare? Ans- D. 126
- 146. What was the name of the daughter of Prospero in The Tempest? Ans- A. Miranda
- 147. “The rest is silence.” Who speaks these words before his death in Hamlet? Ans- A. Hamlet
- 148. How many sonnets are addressed to the ‘Dark Lady’ by Shakespeare? Ans- A. 26 (Sonnets 127-152)
- 149. How many daughters did King Lear have? Ans- B. Three
- 150. Juliet, the heroine of Romeo and Juliet was almost…….. years old. Ans- B. 14
- 151. In which play has Shakespeare presented ‘a royal criminal’? Ans- C. Richard III
- 152. In ‘As You Like It’, who does Rosalind love? Ans- B. Orlando
- 153. Who has written the critical essay ‘Shakespeare’s English Kings’? Ans- C. Walter Pater
- 154. ‘The Comedy of Errors’ is based on- Ans- C. ‘Menaechmi’ by Plautus
- 155. Shylock, the Jew is a character in the play- Ans- A. The Merchant of Venice
- 156. What is the name of the wife of Brutus in ‘Julius Caesar’? Ans- B. Portia
- 157. What is the dominant note in Shakespeare’s tragedies? Ans- C. Character is destiny
- 158. “Affection may one day smile again; and till then, sit thee down, sorrow.” This line has been taken from Shakespeare’s play- Ans- B. Love’s Labour’s Lost
- 159. What is the name of the pedantic schoolmaster in ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’? Ans- C. Holofernes
- 160. Claudius murdered Hamlet’s father by pouring poison into his- Ans- A. Ears
- 161. Which one is the right chronological order of Shakespeare’s major tragedies? Ans- A. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth
- 162. ‘Characters of Shakespear’s Plays’ is a collection of lectures by- Ans- B. William Hazlitt
- 163. When did the defeat of the Spanish Armada take place? Ans- D. 1588
- 164. Shakespeare used mostly which verse form in his plays? Ans- C. Blank verse
- 165. What is the main source of Shakespeare’s ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’? Ans- C. Boccaccio’s Decameron
- 166. A.C. Bradley has written two famous books of criticism: (1) ‘Shakespearean Tragedy’ and (2)- Ans- D. Oxford Lectures on Poetry
- 167. ‘Venus and Adonis’ is dedicated to- Ans- D. All of these (They are the same person)
- 168. Shakespeare’s sonnets are in the form- Ans- A. Three quatrains and a rhyming couplet
- 169. In the very end of ‘Measure for Measure’, a proposal of marriage was made to Isabella by – Ans- D. The Duke
- 170. ”Give thy thoughts no tongue, Nor any unproportioned thought his act.” These lines are from the play- Ans- B. Hamlet
- 171. Which play of Shakespeare is believed to be unfinished and a collaboration? Ans- D. Henry VIII
- 172. The early plays of Shakespeare were written between- Ans- C. 1589-1595
- 173. In Othello, who is the ‘gull’d gentleman’ in love with Desdemona- Ans- C. Roderigo
- 174. “Things without all remedy Should be without regard: what’s done is done.” These lines are from the Play- Ans- A. Macbeth
- 175. When was the First Folio of Shakespeare’s plays published? Ans- C. 1623
- 176. How many plays were in the First Folio Edition? Ans- C. 36
- 177. Which play was not included in the First Folio Edition? Ans- B. Pericles
- 178. What were the names of two friends of Shakespeare who published the First Folio? Ans- C. Heminges and Condell
- 179. It is said that Shakespeare based his ‘Julius Caesar’ on certain incidents of his era, such as- Ans- A. The rebellion of the Duke of Essex
- 180. Who disguises himself as a lunatic beggar named “Poor Tom” in ‘King Lear’? Ans- B. Edgar
- 181. From which play of Shakespeare has the following line been taken? “Life’s but a walking shadow…” Ans- C. Macbeth
- 182. Who remarked about Shakespeare, “In a word, he is the universal poet”? Ans- D. W. J. Long
- 183. Macbeth is regarded as the tragedy of- Ans- A. Overleaping ambition
- 184. Who is the king of Scotland at the beginning of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’? Ans- B. Duncan
- 185. In which play of Shakespeare has the following speech been made by Iago: “How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?” Ans- D. Othello
- 186. “To study nature in his works is like exploring a new and beautiful country.” These lines were said by W. J. Long about- Ans- C. Shakespeare
- 187. Which play of Shakespeare has been described by T.S. Eliot as “an artistic failure”? Ans- A. Hamlet
- 188. Who murders Duncan in ‘Macbeth’? Ans- A. Macbeth
- 189. From which play is the following speech taken? “Trifles light as air are to the jealous confirmations strong as proofs of holy writ.” Ans- C. Othello
- 190. Who said about Shakespeare, “I do not remember that any book or person or event in my life ever made so great an impression upon me as the plays of Shakespeare”? Ans- D. Goethe
- 191. In which play of Shakespeare does the Battle of Actium take place? Ans- B. Antony and Cleopatra
- 192. Which play of Shakespeare has been called by T.S. Eliot as “an artistic success”? Ans- B. Macbeth
- 193. From which play have the following lines been taken? “Men are April when they woo, December when they wed: maids are May when they are maids, but the sky changes when they are wives.” Ans- D. As You Like It
- 194. Who remarked about Shakespeare, ”Shakespeare and the King James Bible are the two great conservators of the English speech…”? Ans- C. W. J. Long
- 195. Which of the following writers is noted for what Keats called ‘Negative Capability’? Ans- D. Shakespeare
- 196. Who speaks in the play ‘Romeo and Juliet’, “The clock struck nine when I did send the Nurse”? Ans- A. Juliet
- 197. “Men must endure their going hence, even as their coming hither: Ripeness is all.” These lines are from Shakespeare’s play- Ans- C. King Lear
- 198. When did Nicholas Rowe publish the first formal biography, ‘Life of Shakespeare’? Ans- B. 1709
- 199. Which play was being performed when the Globe Theatre burnt down in 1613? Ans- B. Henry VIII
- 200. The two feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets, are in Shakespeare’s play- Ans- D. Romeo and Juliet
- 201. The famous line ‘He that sleeps feels not the toothache’ has been taken from- Ans- D. Cymbeline
- 202. “Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety.” Who speaks these lines about Cleopatra in ‘Antony and Cleopatra’? Ans- D. Enobarbus
- 203. Which of the following flowers does the mad Ophelia not give away? Ans- A. Violets
- 204. What is the relation between Antony and Julius Caesar in the play ‘Julius Caesar’? Ans- A. Loyal friend and follower
- 205. The following lines – “Men’s evil manners live in brass; their virtues we write in water” are from- Ans- B. Henry VIII
- 206. What were the names of the two theatres partly owned by Shakespeare? Ans- B. The Globe and Blackfriars
- 207. In which Shakespearean play does the character Curan appear? Ans- C. King Lear
- 208. By whom was a military funeral given to Hamlet at the end of the play? Ans- D. Fortinbras
- 209. “Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.” These lines have been taken from- Ans- A. King John
- 210. In which two plays is Shakespeare’s collaboration with Marlowe often debated? Ans- C. Henry VI Parts 1, 2, 3 and Richard III
- 211. Which play, other than ‘The Tempest’, observes the classical unities of time, place, and action? Ans- D. The Comedy of Errors
- 212. Who is Fortinbras? Ans- C. Prince of Norway
- 213. From which play is the following line taken: “Hanging and wiving goes by destiny”? Ans- D. The Merchant of Venice
- 214. With whom did Shakespeare collaborate on ‘Henry VIII’? Ans- B. John Fletcher
- 215. Who is the heroine in Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’? Ans- C. Miranda
- 216. Shakespeare’s ‘Measure for Measure’ is often classified as a- Ans- D. Problem Play / Tragi-comedy
- 217. “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” These lines have been taken from- Ans- D. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- 218. What is the name of the play in which Shakespeare shows Falstaff in love, supposedly on the demand of Queen Elizabeth I? Ans- C. The Merry Wives of Windsor
You’ve now covered a significant portion of crucial Shakespearean knowledge. These multiple choice questions touch upon plays, characters, and critical opinions that frequently appear in exams. Keep up the momentum!