Shakespeare Revision

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Shakespeare revision

Shakespeare quiz: What do you remember (and some fun questions...)?

Who was the only friend Everyman could take with him to heaven?

1. Fellowship
2. Goods
3. Strength
4. Good deeds

Shakespeare also wrote history plays. Which of these are NOT listed as historical plays? (more than one answer)

1. King John
2. King Lear
3. Pericles, King of Tyre
4. Coriolanus

Which Harry Potter film features this song?

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1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
4. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

From which Shakespearean play was the Harry Potter song taken (in which it is sung by witches)?

1. Macbeth
2. The Merry Wives of Windsor
3. A Midsummer Night's Dream
4. The Winter's Tale

From which Shakespearean play did John Green take the title of 'The Fault in Our Stars'?

1. Troilus and Cressida
2. Coriolanus
3. Titus Andronicus
4. Julius Caesar

Who is the king of Scotland at the start of the play Macbeth?

1. Duncan
2. Cawdor
3. Macduff
4. Malcolm

What do the witches prophesy?

1. Macbeth will be king and his sons will inherit the throne
2. Banquo will be king but Macbeth will be much happier
3. Macbeth will be king but Banquo will murder him
4. Macbeth will be king but Banquo's children will be kings

What does lady Macbeth resolve to do?

1. Talk to the three witches
2. Kill Duncan herself
3. Whatever necessary to help Macbeth become king
4. Protect Duncan from Macbeth's bloodlust

What is Lady Macbeth's plan for murdering Duncan?

1. Macbeth will pour poison in his ear while he sleeps and blame the King's brother.
2. Macbeth will stab him in his sleep and plant the bloody evidence on the servants.
3. Macbeth will hire three murderers to ambush Duncan when he returns to the castle on horseback.
4. Macbeth will push him out the window during a tour of the castle.

What does Macbeth hear a voice saying?

1. That he murdered sleep.
2. Out, out, brief candle.
3. Out, damned spot.
4. That by a pricking of his thumbs "something wicked this way comes"

Why does Lady Macbeth say she didn't kill the king herself?

1. She abhors violence.
2. She tried but he overpowered her.
3. He looked like her father in his sleep.
4. She needed to see if Macbeth was man enough to do it.

Who kills Macbeth?

1. Macduff
2. Banquo
3. Duncan
4. Malcolm

What did you think of the Shakespeare Project?

1. It was much ado about nothing. He probably even didn't exist, so why bother?
2. All's Well that Ends Well. As long as I can get a good grade, I don't mind what we do.
3. It was more like the tempest. It was a lot of information that we had to take in.
4. Love's labour wasn't lost on me: I really learned to love Shakespeare!

Good luck with the test!