A. 1595
B. 1601
C. 1560

2. Why is Romeo banned from Verona?

A. because he killed Mercutio
B. because he killed Tybault
C. because he killed Benvolio

3. whom does Juliet turn to for help?

A. her nurse
B. father Lawrence
C. Prince Escalier

4. the essence of Shakespeare's greatness lies in?

A. His ability to represent the complexity of life and people's dilemmas.
B.his ability to cast negative moral judgements on the nasty characters of his plays .
C.his ability to revive ancient history exactly as it was.

5. King Lear had three daughters:

A.Goneril Cornelia and Reagan.
B. Goneril Regan and Cordelia.
C. Regan Gomeril and Cordelia.

6.The usual themes that Shakespeare uses are:

A.the withering of human beauty, the beauty of nature and of power
B.love, the passing of time and the nature of power .
C.death, the permanence of things and the triumph of power.

7.Shakespeare's genius also lies in:

A.his mastery of the English language and his use of imagery to deal with his universal themes
B.his usage of simply-constructed dialogues and simple images to deal with universal themes.
C.his usage of latin and greek quotes and imagery to deal wuth his great universal themes.

8.The source of Shakespeare's second great trahedy was an Italian novella by:

A.Giovanni Boccaccio
B.G.B.Giraldi Cinthio
C.G.B.Giraldo Giraldi

9.In Shakespeare's times plays :

A.were put in amphitheatres built by the Romans
B.were put in closed theatres in the evening
C.were put in open-air theatres in the afternoon

10.the theatres were :

A.square in shape with a roofed yard in the centre into which the platform stage jutted out
B.oval in shape with an unroofed yard in the centre into which the platform stage jutted out.
C.round in shape with an unroofed yard in the centre of which the platform stage jutted out.

11.In order to remind the audience that a play was set in Italy or ancient Rome :

A.no scenery or special costumes were used
B.special scenery and accurate costumes were used
C. special scenery but no special costumes were used

12.What is the real tragedy of Macbeth?:

A.Macbeth's realization that he can undo the evil he has committed.
B.Macbeth's realization of the importance of his power.
C.Macbeth's realization of the meaninglessness of his ambition

13.The Tempest (1611) has its source in ?:

A.Commedia dell'Arte
B.Commedia Plautina
C.Comedy of Humours

14.Shakespeare :

A.never attended university
B.attended some university but then dropped out
C.never had formal education

15.all the plots of Shakespeare's plays are taken from the history books and stories he consulted, except:

A.The Taming of The Shrew
B.Othello.
C.a Midsummer's Night Dream

16.In Julius Caesar, probably written in 1599, Shakespeare's source of information was:

A.Terentius' works
B.Plutarch's Lives translated by S.T.North.
C.Plautus' Comedies translated by S.T.North

17.The theme of Julius Caesar is the:

A.relation between public and private virtue.
B.relation between public and private appearance.
C.relation between public and private corruption

18.Shakespeare's linguistic ability overcomes:

A.the inconsistencies of his themes and the tragic imagery.
B.the lack of poetry in his plays.
C.the inconsistencies of the plot and unrealistic details in his plays

19.Shakespeare has:

A.always some moral message to give through his characters.
B.no moral message to give through his characters.
C.many moral messages to give through his characters

20.Shakespeare's source for Hamlet was a play written by:

A.Thomas Malory.
B.Thomas North.
C.Thomas Kyd

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