All Free English Literature MCQs with Answers
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- A. Seyton
- B. Siward
- C. The Doctor
- D. Caithness
Explanation: Seyton brings Macbeth the news of the queen’s death in Act V, after Macbeth asks him to attend to Lady Macbeth.
Correct answer: Seyton- A. Norway
- B. Prussia
- C. Iceland
- D. Poland
Explanation: At the opening of Macbeth, Scotland is resisting an invasion by Norway, led by King Sweno, while the traitor Macdonwald also threatens…
Correct answer: Norway- A. Spain
- B. Denmark
- C. Scotland
- D. Canada
Explanation: Macbeth is set mainly in medieval Scotland, including places such as Inverness, Dunsinane and Birnam Wood.
Correct answer: Scotland- A. Othello
- B. Macbeth
- C. Hamlet
- D. King Lear
Explanation: Hamlet speaks this soliloquy while considering whether to continue living despite suffering and uncertainty.
Correct answer: Hamlet- A. An armed head
- B. A bloody dagger floating in mid-air.
- C. A bloody child.
- D. A child crowned, with a tree in his hand
Explanation: The witches show Macbeth an armed head, a bloody child, and a crowned child carrying a tree.
Correct answer: A bloody dagger floating in mid-air.- A. 7
- B. 10
- C. 14
- D. 18
Explanation: The standard classification counts ten Shakespearean histories, including the Henry plays, the two parts of Henry IV, Richard II, Richard…
Correct answer: 10- A. The Taming of the Shrew
- B. King Lear
- C. The Tempest
- D. Macbeth
Explanation: These are the opening lines of Macbeth, spoken by the three witches as they arrange their next meeting.
Correct answer: Macbeth- A. The Merry Wives of Windsor
- B. Othello, the Moor of Venice
- C. Pericles, Prince of Tyre
- D. King Henry the Sixth, Part II
Explanation: Dick the Butcher says this line in King Henry VI, Part 2, while supporting Jack Cade’s rebellion.
Correct answer: King Henry the Sixth, Part II- A. Italian
- B. English
- C. Scottish
- D. Greek
Explanation: Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and is regarded as an English playwright and poet.
Correct answer: English- A. King Lear
- B. As You Like It
- C. The Famous History of the Life of
- D. King Henry VIII
- E. The Life and Death of King John
Explanation: Lear speaks this anguished line when condemning Goneril’s ingratitude in King Lear.
Correct answer: King Lear- A. Antony and Cleopatra
- B. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- C. The Winters Tale
- D. The Merry Wives of Windsor
Explanation: Cleopatra uses the phrase “my salad days” in Antony and Cleopatra to describe her inexperienced youth.
Correct answer: Antony and Cleopatra512. Was the Globe ?
- A. A Roman Amphitheater.
- B. An Elizabethan Theater.
- C. An Elizabethan sports stadium.
- D. A famous map of the world.
Explanation: The Globe was an Elizabethan theatre associated with Shakespeare’s acting company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men.
Correct answer: An Elizabethan Theater.- A. 7
- B. 9
- C. 11
- D. 13
Explanation: The commonly cited Shakespearean-literature statistic is thirteen suicides or suicide deaths across the plays.
Correct answer: 13- A. 23rd April 1616
- B. 25th April 1616,
- C. 28th April 1616
- D. 30th April 1616
Explanation: The traditional date given for Shakespeare’s death is 23 April 1616. Calendar conventions can create a later Gregorian equivalent, but…
Correct answer: 23rd April 1616- A. 51
- B. 49
- C. 52
- D. 53
Explanation: Shakespeare was born in 1564 and returned to Stratford around 1613, making him approximately 49 years old.
Correct answer: 49- A. 24 July1564
- B. 26 April 1564
- C. 26 August 1564
- D. 16 April 1564
Explanation: Shakespeare's baptism was recorded on 26 April 1564 at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Correct answer: 26 April 1564517. What was the first name of the playing company King's Men that William Shakespeare partly-owned ?
- A. Lord Chamberlain's Men
- B. Stratford Theatre
- C. The Queens Troupe
- D. The London Theatre
Explanation: The King's Men were formerly known as the Lord Chamberlain's Men, the company Shakespeare joined and partly owned.
Correct answer: Lord Chamberlain's Men- A. Yorkshire
- B. Stratford-upon-Avon
- C. Chester
- D. London
Explanation: Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, though he later established his theatrical career in London.
Correct answer: Stratford-upon-Avon- A. King John
- B. Richard II
- C. Henry VIII
- D. Henry V
Explanation: The Globe burned in 1613 during a performance of Henry VIII, when a cannon used for a theatrical effect ignited the thatched roof.
Correct answer: Henry VIII- A. Richard III, King John, Henry VIII, 1 Henry VI
- B. 1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI, Richard III
- C. King John, Henry V, Richard II, Richard III
- D. Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V
Explanation: The major tetralogy, also called the second historical tetralogy, follows England from Richard II through Henry IV to Henry V.
Correct answer: Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V