All Free English Literature MCQs with Answers

• A. Duncan
• B. Lady Macbeth
• C. Lady Macduff
• D. Macduff

Explanation: Macduff kills Macbeth in the final combat and then presents his severed head to Malcolm.

• A. England
• B. Scotland
• C. France
• D. Norway

Explanation: Macbeth is set chiefly in Scotland, where Macbeth rules and the major conflicts unfold.

• A. England
• B. France
• C. Scotland
• D. Norway

Explanation: Macduff is in England seeking Malcolm's help against Macbeth when Ross tells him that Macbeth has murdered his wife and children.

• A. Hamlet
• B. Claudius
• C. Horatio
• D. Gertrude

Explanation: Horatio survives the final scene and remains to tell the story of Hamlet's tragedy.

• A. Lennox
• B. Lady Macbeth
• C. The porter
• D. Hecate

Explanation: Hecate is the supernatural goddess associated with witchcraft and is presented as the witches' powerful overseer.

• A. Banquo
• B. Macduff
• C. Malcolm
• D. Lady Macbeth

Explanation: Lady Macbeth helps plan Duncan's murder by urging Macbeth to conceal his intentions and arranging the framing of Duncan's guards.

• A. He shoots him.
• B. He strangles him.
• C. He stabs him.
• D. He beheads him.

Explanation: Macbeth stabs Duncan while the king sleeps, after Lady Macbeth has helped arrange the murder.

• A. King Hamlet's former jester
• B. A friend of Hamlet's from school
• C. The King of Norway
• D. A castle guard

Explanation: Yorick was the former jester of King Hamlet, remembered by Hamlet when he holds Yorick's skull in the graveyard scene.

• A. A worship of the gods
• B. A song for the prize or sacrifice of a goat
• C. A comedic performance
• D. A story that ended with a marriage

Explanation: The word tragedy comes from the Greek tragōidia, meaning “goat song,” associated with a song performed for a goat offered as a prize or…

• A. History
• B. Comedy
• C. Tragedy
• D. Epic poem

Explanation: Although the play contains serious and uncomfortable elements, Shakespeare classified All's Well That Ends Well as a comedy, especially…

• A. Parolles
• B. Lafew
• C. The First Lord
• D. The Clown

Explanation: Parolles is Bertram's boastful military companion and influences his conduct for much of the play.

• A. England
• B. Denmark
• C. Spain
• D. France

Explanation: The principal action moves between the French court, Paris, and Florence, so France is the play's main national setting.

• A. An Athenian craftsman
• B. A professional actor
• C. A Duke
• D. An Amazonian

Explanation: Nick Bottom is an Athenian weaver and one of the craftsmen who rehearse a play for the Duke's wedding.

• A. Antonio
• B. Maria
• C. Olivia
• D. None of the above

Explanation: Antonio saves Sebastian after the shipwreck and becomes deeply devoted to him.

• A. Viola's twin brother
• B. Viola's eventual lover
• C. A clown
• D. Olivia's uncle

Explanation: Sebastian is Viola's identical twin brother, separated from her in the shipwreck.

• A. France
• B. Denmark
• C. Illyria
• D. England

Explanation: Orsino is the Duke of Illyria, the imagined Adriatic setting in which most of Twelfth Night takes place.

• A. Paris
• B. Naples
• C. Athens
• D. London

Explanation: Helena is one of the young Athenian lovers in the play and belongs to the same Athenian social world as Hermia, Demetrius, and Lysander.

• A. Oberon
• B. Robin Goodfellow
• C. Demetrius
• D. Hermia

Explanation: Puck’s formal name is Robin Goodfellow, a mischievous fairy who serves Oberon.

• A. Highly sexual
• B. Not comedic at all
• C. Satirical and political
• D. Grounded in religion

Explanation: Greek Old Comedy commonly used satire, political criticism, and personal ridicule, especially in the plays of Aristophanes.

• A. A politician
• B. A teacher
• C. A glover
• D. A professional actor

Explanation: John Shakespeare, William’s father, was primarily a glover and also became involved in local civic affairs.