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Final Shakespeare MCQs with Answers (Part 3: Questions 219-325)
Welcome to the final installment (Part 3) of our Shakespeare MCQ series. This last set of multiple choice questions (219-325) covers a wide range of topics including specific character details, sources of plays, famous lines, and critical analyses, perfect for your TGT, PGT, LT, and UGC NET exam preparation.
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By completing this final part, you will have revised over 325 crucial objective questions. Let’s finish strong!
- 219. “Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?” Shakespeare used this line in ‘As You Like It’, but who is the original composer of this line? Ans- B. Christopher Marlowe
- 220. What is the subtitle of ‘Othello’? Ans- D. The Moor of Venice
- 221. The famous line “Things sweet in taste prove in digestion sour” has been taken from- Ans- C. Richard II
- 222. Who, among the following English playwrights, scripted the film ‘Shakespeare in Love’? Ans- D. Tom Stoppard
- 223. Shakespeare’s contemporary was- Ans- D. Ben Jonson
- 224. What can be the best explanation for the character of John Falstaff in Shakespeare’s ‘Henry IV’? Ans- D. a caricature
- 225. Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’ was first performed around the year — Ans- C. 1605
- 226. “Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied, And vice sometime by action dignified.” These lines have been taken from- Ans- D. Romeo and Juliet
- 227. “On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth” is a famous essay by- Ans- C. Thomas De Quincey
- 228. Name the writer who wrote the critical works: ‘The Wheel of Fire’, ‘The Imperial Theme’, ‘The Shakespearean Tempest’ and ‘The Crown of Life’. Ans- C. G. Wilson Knight
- 229. In which play of Shakespeare do the characters ‘Voltimand’ and ‘Cornelius’ appear? Ans- B. Hamlet
- 230. Which play of Shakespeare was probably written in collaboration with Thomas Middleton? Ans- D. Timon of Athens
- 231. Which of the undermentioned plays of Shakespeare is not a tragedy? Ans- C. Twelfth Night
- 232. A Shakespearean sonnet has the following rhyme scheme- Ans- C. ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, GG
- 233. To which character do these lines apply: “Helen’s cheek, but not her heart, Cleopatra’s majesty, Atalanta’s better part, Sad Lucretia’s modesty”? Ans- B. Rosalind in As You Like It
- 234. From which playwright did Shakespeare borrow the formula of romantic comedy? Ans- A. Robert Greene
- 235. Whose ghost haunts Macbeth? Ans- D. Banquo
- 236. Sexual jealousy is a prominent theme in Shakespeare’s – Ans- C. Othello
- 237. “Diana’s lip is not more smooth and rubious; thy small pipe is as the maiden’s organ, shrill and sound.” For whom are these lines used? Ans- D. Viola (as Cesario)
- 238. What was the cause of the closing of London theatres between 1592 and 1594? Ans- B. Bubonic Plague
- 239. In the end of the play Macbeth, who is crowned the new King of Scotland? Ans- B. Malcolm
- 240. Sexual possessiveness is a theme of Shakespeare’s- Ans- C. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- 241. Which play is a farce full of boisterous fun and verbal wit? Ans- D. Love’s Labour’s Lost
- 242. The longest word in Shakespeare’s plays, ‘honorificabilitudinitatibus’, was used in- Ans- D. Love’s Labour’s Lost
- 243. In ‘Macbeth’, Malcolm is the son of- Ans- B. Duncan
- 244. “When my love swears that she is made of truth / I do believe her, though I know she lies.” The author of these lines is- Ans- D. William Shakespeare (Sonnet 138)
- 245. In which category do you place Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth? Ans- B. Great Tragedies
- 246. Who wrote, “Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds”? Ans- D. Shakespeare
- 247. From which work of Shakespeare is the following line taken? “Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds.” Ans- D. Sonnet 94
- 248. In ‘As You Like It’, who accompanies Rosalind to the Forest of Arden? Ans- D. Celia
- 249. Which one is not a primary source of Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’? Ans- A. Golding’s translation of Ovid
- 250. “Ripeness is all” is a famous line from- Ans- B. King Lear
- 251. The Tempest, Pericles, Cymbeline and The Winter’s Tale are the last plays of Shakespeare. They are categorized as: Ans- C. Dramatic Romances
- 252. Which writer depicts the Wars of the Roses in his history plays? Ans- D. William Shakespeare
- 253. Barnabe Riche’s story of “Apolonius and Silla” is a source for which famous work of Shakespeare? Ans- C. Twelfth Night
- 254. What is the subtitle of ‘Twelfth Night’? Ans- C. What You Will
- 255. Katherina and Bianca are two sisters in Shakespeare’s comedy- Ans- D. The Taming of the Shrew
- 256. In ‘The Comedy of Errors’, the twin brothers have the same name. What is that name? Ans- D. Antipholus
- 257. Which daughter of King Lear has real love for her father? Ans- C. Cordelia
- 258. Shakespeare’s ‘Timon of Athens’ was written around the year – Ans- B. 1605
- 259. Who is the speaker of the line “When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions” in Hamlet? Ans- C. Claudius
- 260. Puck is a character in the play- Ans- D. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- 261. The love affair of Silvius and Phebe takes place in the play- Ans- B. As You Like It
- 262. Who said, “Shakespeare’s story requires Romans or kings, but he thinks only on men”? Ans- C. Samuel Johnson
- 263. Which is considered the “swan song” of Shakespeare? Ans- D. The Tempest
- 264. Which work of his own did Shakespeare call ‘the first heir of my invention’? Ans- B. Venus and Adonis
- 265. The story of Hamlet takes place in- Ans- C. Denmark
- 266. “When icicles hang by the wall” appears in Shakespeare’s play- Ans- C. Love’s Labour’s Lost
- 267. ‘Titus Andronicus’ is a- Ans- A. Tragedy
- 268. What is the source of ‘Julius Caesar’? Ans- B. North’s Translation of Plutarch’s Lives
- 269. Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ is a- Ans- B. Tragedy
- 270. In ‘Macbeth’, who was “from his mother’s womb untimely ripped”? Ans- D. Macduff
- 271. From which play is the song “You spotted snakes with double tongue” taken? Ans- D. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- 272. Who said, “Pray you now, forget and forgive”? Ans- B. King Lear
- 273. Shakespeare’s historical plays present the history of England from approximately- Ans- B. 1200-1550
- 274. How many lectures are in A. C. Bradley’s ‘Shakespearean Tragedy’? Ans- A. 10
- 275. ‘Othello’ was based on- Ans- C. An Italian tale in ‘Hecatommithi’ by Cinthio
- 276. The Globe Theatre opened in: Ans- C. 1599
- 277. ‘Troilus and Cressida’ by Shakespeare is a- Ans- C. Play
- 278. In which play is Lucius elected emperor at the very end? Ans- C. Titus Andronicus
- 279. Who tells Hamlet that his father was murdered by Claudius? Ans- D. His father’s ghost
- 280. In ‘Macbeth’, who kills Macbeth? Ans- D. Macduff
- 281. How many sonnets are addressed to the ‘Dark Lady’? Ans- A. 26 (Sonnets 127–152)
- 282. Which play of Shakespeare has been regarded as “one of Shakespeare’s most assured artistic successes” by T.S. Eliot? Ans- C. Coriolanus
- 283. Which of the following Shakespearean plays is in the correct chronological order of composition? Ans- B. Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Hamlet (c. 1600), Troilus and Cressida (c. 1602), King Lear (c. 1605)
- 284. Who’s the speaker of these lines? “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players.” Ans- D. Jaques
- 285. A critic has divided Shakespeare’s career symbolically as: The Country Mouse, The School of Love, The Garden of Eden, etc. Who is this critic? Ans- B. Donald Stauffer
- 286. In which play of Shakespeare does the following monologue occur? “Honest plain words best pierce the ear of grief.” Ans- D. Love’s Labour’s Lost
- 287. What is Shakespeare’s first Roman Tragedy? Ans- C. Titus Andronicus
- 288. Who killed themselves at the Battle of Philippi in ‘Julius Caesar’? Ans- A. Brutus and Cassius
- 289. Who rejects Ophelia’s love in Shakespeare’s play ‘Hamlet’? Ans- A. Hamlet
- 290. The line “Present fears are less than horrible imaginings” appears in: Ans- A. Macbeth
- 291. From which play of Shakespeare are the following lines taken? “The quality of mercy is not strained, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven…” Ans- C. The Merchant of Venice
- 292. “A little water clears us of this deed.” Who says this and to whom? Ans- B. Lady Macbeth to Macbeth
- 293. ‘Promos and Cassandra’ is the source of Shakespeare’s play- Ans- D. Measure for Measure
- 294. Who makes the right choice of the Leaden casket in ‘The Merchant of Venice’? Ans- D. Bassanio
- 295. ‘The Jew of Venice’, which is an adaptation of ‘The Merchant of Venice’, was written by- Ans- C. George Granville
- 296. “It is not the fashion to see the lady the epilogue…” is a monologue in Shakespeare’s play- Ans- D. As You Like It
- 297. Who is slain in the Senate house by the conspirators in ‘Julius Caesar’? Ans- B. Caesar
- 298. Ophelia is the sister of- Ans- D. Laertes
- 299. Balthazar is a character in Shakespeare’s play- Ans- A. The Merchant of Venice
- 300. The following line- “Best men are moulded out of faults” is from- Ans- D. Measure for Measure
- 301. In which play of Shakespeare does the Battle of Actium take place? Ans- C. Antony and Cleopatra
- 302. Ophelia describes which character as having “The courtier’s, soldier’s, scholar’s, eye, tongue, sword”? Ans- B. Hamlet
- 303. The First Folio of Shakespeare’s plays appeared in: Ans- C. 1623
- 304. How many plays were in the First Folio edition of Shakespeare? Ans- B. 36
- 305. Which play of Shakespeare opens with the line, “Fair is foul, and foul is fair”? Ans- A. Macbeth
- 306. Who said about Shakespeare, “Small Latin and less Greek”? Ans- B. Ben Jonson
- 307. Who wrote ‘Shakespearean Comedy’ (1938) and ‘Shakespearean Tragedy’ (1948)? Ans- D. H. B. Charlton
- 308. The books ‘The Time is Out of Joint’ (1948) and ‘The Time is Free’ (1949) by Roy Walker are critical studies on: Ans- B. Shakespeare’s Tragedies (Hamlet and Macbeth)
- 309. Who wrote the play ‘Promos and Cassandra’, a source for ‘Measure for Measure’? Ans- C. George Whetstone
- 310. In which play does the King of France speak the monologue “I would I had that corporal soundness now”? Ans- B. All’s Well That Ends Well
- 311. Shakespeare’s period of early experimental work is considered to be between: Ans- B. 1588-1593
- 312. Pick out the play that is not by Shakespeare: Ans- C. Edward II
- 313. In ‘As You Like It’, who accompanies Rosalind to the Forest of Arden? Ans- A. Celia
- 314. From which play of Shakespeare is the lyric “Under the Greenwood Tree” taken? Ans- A. As You Like It
- 315. Who said that in Shakespeare’s great tragedies “character is destiny”? Ans- B. A.C. Bradley
- 316. Who gave a happy ending to Shakespeare’s play King Lear? Ans- B. Nahum Tate
- 317. The title of William Faulkner’s novel ‘The Sound and the Fury’ is taken from Shakespeare’s play- Ans- C. Macbeth
- 318. Shakespeare’s English historical plays are primarily based on- Ans- B. Holinshed’s Chronicles
- 319. Shakespeare attacks the Puritans in the character of Malvolio in the play- Ans- C. Twelfth Night
- 320. Which tragedy is considered to be the first tragedy of Shakespeare? Ans- D. Romeo and Juliet (Titus Andronicus is an earlier, but different type of tragedy)
- 321. Who made a Freudian interpretation of ‘Hamlet’? Ans- C. Ernest Jones
- 322. From which play of Shakespeare did Aldous Huxley take the hint for the title of his novel ‘Brave New World’? Ans- C. The Tempest
- 323. Who wrote the critical book ‘Shakespeare’s Sonnets Reconsidered’? Ans- C. Samuel Butler
- 324. Who is the heroine in the play ‘Cymbeline’? Ans- C. Imogen
- 325. Who wrote the famous collection ‘Tales from Shakespeare’ for children? Ans- C. Charles and Mary Lamb
Congratulations! You have successfully completed our three-part series on William Shakespeare MCQs. We hope this extensive list serves as a powerful tool in your exam preparation. Remember to revisit these questions periodically to keep the information fresh. Good luck with your TGT, PGT, or NET exam!