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Quiz about Shakespeare First Or Last Lines

Shakespeare: First Or Last Lines Quiz

These lines from Shakespeare are either first or last lines from his various works. Your job is to decide which play they are taken from.

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

Author
ravenskye

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
20,729

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1515

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. 'As you from crimes would pardoned be, let your indulgence set me free' is the last line from... Hint

The Tempest

The Winter's Tale

Measure for Measure

As You Like It

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'We came into the world like brother and brother: And now let's go hand in hand, not one before another' is the last line from... Hint

The Comedy of Errors

The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Love's Labour's Lost

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'Give me your hands if we be friends: And Robin shall restore amends' is the last line from... Hint

The Taming of the Shrew

Much Ado About Nothing

A Midsummer-Night's Dream

The Merchant of Venice

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Tis a wonder, by your leave, she will be tamed so' is the last line from... Hint

All's Well That Ends Well

Cymbeline

Twelfth Night

The Taming of the Shrew

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'If music be the food of love, play on' is the first line from... Hint

Titus Andronicus

Troilus and Cressida

Twelfth Night

King John

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of York' is the first line from... Hint

Richard III

King Henry IV

King Richard II

King Henry the Eighth

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Noble patricians, patrons of my right, defend the justice of my cause with arms' is the first line of... Hint

Julius Caesar

Titus Andronicus

Antony and Cleopatra

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'The words of Mercury are harsh after the songs of Apollo' is the last line of... Hint

Coriolanus

Venus and Adonis

The Life of Timon of Athens

Love's Labour's Lost

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies' is the first line of... Hint

The Rape of Lucrece

The Passionate Pilgrim (Sonnet 138)

A Lover's Complaint

The Phoenix and the Turtle

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Question 10 of 10

10. And for the last quiz question: 'Hence! Home, you idle creatures, get you home!' is the first line from... Hint

Julius Caesar

Othello

King Lear

King Richard II

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'As you from crimes would pardoned be, let your indulgence set me free' is the last line from...

Answer: The Tempest

The line is spoken by Prospero.

2. 'We came into the world like brother and brother: And now let's go hand in hand, not one before another' is the last line from...

Answer: The Comedy of Errors

The line is spoken by Dromio of Ephesus.

3. 'Give me your hands if we be friends: And Robin shall restore amends' is the last line from...

Answer: A Midsummer-Night's Dream

The line is spoken by Puck.

4. 'Tis a wonder, by your leave, she will be tamed so' is the last line from...

Answer: The Taming of the Shrew

The line is spoken by Lucentio.

5. 'If music be the food of love, play on' is the first line from...

Answer: Twelfth Night

The line is spoken by the Duke Orsino.

6. 'Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of York' is the first line from...

Answer: Richard III

The line is spoken by Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later Richard III.

7. 'Noble patricians, patrons of my right, defend the justice of my cause with arms' is the first line of...

Answer: Titus Andronicus

The line is spoken by Saturninus.

8. 'The words of Mercury are harsh after the songs of Apollo' is the last line of...

Answer: Love's Labour's Lost

The line was spoken by The Owl.

9. 'When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her, though I know she lies' is the first line of...

Answer: The Passionate Pilgrim (Sonnet 138)

The line is from one of Shakespeare's poems, not one of his plays.

10. And for the last quiz question: 'Hence! Home, you idle creatures, get you home!' is the first line from...

Answer: Julius Caesar

The line is spoken by Flavius, a tribune.

Source: Author ravenskye

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