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The Bard knew how to insult in a way that has yet to be paralleled. Using your knowledge of Shakespeare's works and cunning wit, determine which plays provide the origin for the following slurs.

A multiple-choice quiz by biangyo. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
biangyo

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
241,869

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
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Question 1 of 10

1. Falstaff to a Hostess: "There's no more faith in thee than in a stewed prune." In which play did this colourful character so offend? Hint

Henry IV (Part 1)

Henry V

Richard III

The Merry Wives of Windsor

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Question 2 of 10

2. Leonato's brother offers wise, if not contentious words, "Men from children nothing differ", in which play?
Hint

All's Well That Ends Well

Much Ado About Nothing

The Winter's Tale

Twelfth Night

3. In this play, a wife is trying to prove her loyalty to her husband. She claims: "Heaven doth truly know it."
To which he replies: "Heaven truly knows that thou art false as hell."
Ouch. Which marriage is having trust issues? Hint

Othello

The Tempest

The Taming of the Shrew

Henry VIII

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Question 4 of 10

4. For all men wondering why they've gone bald, they aren't alone in their ponderances. Eavesdrop on this conversation:
"Why is Time such a niggard of hair, being, as it is,
so plentiful an excrement?"
--"Because it is a blessing that he bestows on beasts;
and what he hath scanted men in hair he hath given them in wit."
"Why, but there's many a man hath more hair than wit."

Which play finds men debating their receding hairlines?
Hint

Comedy of Errors

Love's Labour's Lost

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

As You Like It

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Question 5 of 10

5. In which play is a "good willed" character warned: "Thy head is as full of quarrels as an egg is full of meat; and yet thy head hath been beaten as addle as an egg for quarrelling."? Hint

Troilus and Cressida

Romeo and Juliet

King John

Measure for Measure

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what play is French princess warned her admirer "hath been five thousand years a boy"? Hint

The Tempest

King Lear

Richard III

Love's Labour's Lost

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Question 7 of 10

7. In which play is a woman trying to convince a man she will not be fit as a wife by saying: "Men are April when they woo, December when they wed" and "I will laugh like a hyen, and that when thou art inclined to sleep."?
Hint

As You Like It

Much Ado About Nothing

Taming of the Shrew

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

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Question 8 of 10

8. A difficult female and a difficult plan lead a major character to exclaim, "Faith, as you say, there's small choice in rotten
apples", in which famously debated play? Hint

The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Taming of the Shrew

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Antony and Cleopatra

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Question 9 of 10

9. A man's unfortunate name leads to this exclamation, "and your bum is the greatest thing about you" - in which play? Hint

The Winter's Tale

Measure for Measure

Twelfth Night

King John

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Question 10 of 10

10. What play finds a lady saying of her husband, "Never hung poison on a fouler toad." And to him, "Out of my sight! thou dost infect my eyes"? Hint

Henry IV

Henry VI

Richard III

Richard II

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Falstaff to a Hostess: "There's no more faith in thee than in a stewed prune." In which play did this colourful character so offend?

Answer: Henry IV (Part 1)

Our fat friend goes on to insult her further: "Why, she's neither fish nor flesh; a man knows not where to have her." Such a charmer.

2. Leonato's brother offers wise, if not contentious words, "Men from children nothing differ", in which play?

Answer: Much Ado About Nothing

The play is 'Much Ado About Nothing'. Do not fret for poor Leonato, however, as he clearly states his own confidence: "I speake not like a dotard, nor a fool." Who said you did, Leonato?

3. In this play, a wife is trying to prove her loyalty to her husband. She claims: "Heaven doth truly know it." To which he replies: "Heaven truly knows that thou art false as hell." Ouch. Which marriage is having trust issues?

Answer: Othello

It is poor Othello, set up by the vile Iago. Alas, there is no happy ending for this one despite Emilia's valient efforts.

4. For all men wondering why they've gone bald, they aren't alone in their ponderances. Eavesdrop on this conversation: "Why is Time such a niggard of hair, being, as it is, so plentiful an excrement?" --"Because it is a blessing that he bestows on beasts; and what he hath scanted men in hair he hath given them in wit." "Why, but there's many a man hath more hair than wit." Which play finds men debating their receding hairlines?

Answer: Comedy of Errors

It's two halves of two twins in this classic farce. Antipholus and Dromio, both of Syracuse, enjoy this comedic banter. The conversation continues for quite some time until women enter and change the subject.

5. In which play is a "good willed" character warned: "Thy head is as full of quarrels as an egg is full of meat; and yet thy head hath been beaten as addle as an egg for quarrelling."?

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

Mercutio makes this claim of Benvolio, who has been known to fight a quarrel or two in his day, though it's Mercutio who meets his end by the knife. Benvolio literally means "good will".

6. In what play is French princess warned her admirer "hath been five thousand years a boy"?

Answer: Love's Labour's Lost

Even if you didn't know the answer, you should commit the trivia that the character Costard uses the word "honorificabilitudinitatibus" in Act 5, Scene 1 to your knowledge bank. That's worlds above "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", don't you think?

Answer: As You Like It

Without question, this is one of my favourite plays. Luckily, Orlando does get his Rosalind in the end, though her prophecies have proven to be quite true for innumerable couples since!

8. A difficult female and a difficult plan lead a major character to exclaim, "Faith, as you say, there's small choice in rotten apples", in which famously debated play?

Answer: The Taming of the Shrew

And the "rotten apple" ends up the most happily married of the lot (though this is debated), as well as submissive and contrite (though this too is debated).

9. A man's unfortunate name leads to this exclamation, "and your bum is the greatest thing about you" - in which play?

Answer: Measure for Measure

Pompey Bum. He's not the cleanest or noblest of men to be sure. And there are many who'd prefer to have such high praise of their backside, aren't there?

10. What play finds a lady saying of her husband, "Never hung poison on a fouler toad." And to him, "Out of my sight! thou dost infect my eyes"?

Answer: Richard III

If only she'd kept these original sentiments! But that wouldn't be as great a tragedy, now would it?

Source: Author biangyo

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