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The Shakespeare Quiz
How well do you know the bard and his plays? Test your knowledge!
  1. When was Shakspeare born?
    April 23rd, 1564
    May 1st, 1560
    October 16th, 1745
    April 21st, 1616

  2. Who did Shakespeare marry?
    No one. He was single his entire life.
    Laura Croft
    Anne Hathaway
    Jane Seymour

  3. What was the name of his son who died as a child?
    Robert
    William
    Hamlet
    Hamnet

  4. Complete the quote: The course of true love...
    never did run straight.
    ever guide my way.
    never did run smooth.
    is a long journey.

  5. And who said the above quote?
    Hamlet
    Lysander
    Desdemona
    Midranda

  6. Okay, so who said: Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
    Macbeth
    Hamlet
    Marcellus
    Gonzalo

  7. Shakespeare's plays are written in:
    iambic pentameter
    iambic tetrameter
    pure prose
    trochaic pentameter

  8. How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
    200
    137
    98
    154


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