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Shakespeare's Comedies Trivia Quiz

A general quiz on Shakespeare's comedies.

A multiple-choice quiz by speara. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
speara

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
305,098

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
600

Last 3 plays: Buddy1 (10/10), Guest 91 (10/10), 1995Tarpon (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Complete the famous opening words of 'Twelfth Night': "If music be the food of
love..." Hint

keep playing

stop playing

play still

play on

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who does Helena love in 'All's Well That Ends Well'? Hint

Parolles

Bertram

Demetrius

Paris

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of Rosalind's mother in 'As You Like It'? Hint

Nerissa

Portia

Her name is not given

Hermione

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who is the shrew in 'The Taming of the Shrew'? Hint

Bianca

Katharina

Julia

Portia

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 'Love's Labour's Lost' what is the name of the play's clown? Hint

Lavache

Launce

Costard

Speed

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who are 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona'? Hint

Vincentio and Angelo

Petruchio and Lucentio

Valentine and Proteus

Antonio and Bassanio

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 'The Comedy of Errors' Adriana's husband is whom? Hint

Antipholus of Syracuse

Dromio of Syracuse

Dromio of Ephesus

Antipholus of Ephesus

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 'Much Ado About Nothing' whom does Hero love? Hint

Benedick

Claudio

Lysander

Fenton

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' Sir John Falstaff tries to seduce two women. Who are they? Hint

Mistress Quickly and Mistress Ford

Mistress Quickly and Anne

Mistress Ford and Mistress Page

Mistress Quickly and Mistress Page

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Question 10 of 10

10. Complete the closing words of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream':
"Give me your hands, if we be friends,
And..." Hint

Robin shall restore amends

Puck shall restore amends

Robin will restore amends

Puck will restore amends

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 16 2024 : Buddy1: 10/10
Apr 16 2024 : Guest 91: 10/10
Apr 16 2024 : 1995Tarpon: 10/10
Apr 16 2024 : snhha: 8/10
Apr 05 2024 : Guest 178: 9/10
Mar 31 2024 : Guest 31: 8/10
Mar 26 2024 : Guest 152: 0/10
Mar 24 2024 : Guest 207: 9/10
Mar 20 2024 : Guest 62: 4/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Complete the famous opening words of 'Twelfth Night': "If music be the food of love..."

Answer: play on

Spoken by Orsino, Duke of Illyria, who is in love with Olivia.

2. Who does Helena love in 'All's Well That Ends Well'?

Answer: Bertram

The sulky Bertram. Demetrius is Helena's love interest in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Paris is Helen's lover in 'Troilus and Cressida'. Parolles is Bertram's friend.

3. What is the name of Rosalind's mother in 'As You Like It'?

Answer: Her name is not given

Rosalind's mother does not appear in the play. Hermione is Queen to King Leontes in 'The Winter's Tale'. Nerissa is Portia's maid in 'The Merchant of Venice'.

4. Who is the shrew in 'The Taming of the Shrew'?

Answer: Katharina

Bianca is her sister. Julia is a main character in 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona'. Portia is the name of a character in two plays, 'Julius Caesar' and 'The Merchant of Venice'.

5. In 'Love's Labour's Lost' what is the name of the play's clown?

Answer: Costard

Launce and Speed are clowns in 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona'. Lavache is the clown in 'All's Well That Ends Well'.

6. Who are 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona'?

Answer: Valentine and Proteus

Petruchio and Lucentio are suitors to the sisters in 'The Taming of the Shrew'. Antonio and Bassanio are friends in 'The Merchant of Venice'. Vincentio and Angelo are characters in 'Measure for Measure'.

7. In 'The Comedy of Errors' Adriana's husband is whom?

Answer: Antipholus of Ephesus

Antipholus of Syracuse is his long lost identical twin. The two Dromios are also long lost identical twins. The play is about them all being mistaken for each other!

8. In 'Much Ado About Nothing' whom does Hero love?

Answer: Claudio

Benedick loves Beatrice. Lysander loves Hermia in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Fenton is a character in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'.

9. In 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' Sir John Falstaff tries to seduce two women. Who are they?

Answer: Mistress Ford and Mistress Page

As both are happily married he succeeds only in being humiliated!

10. Complete the closing words of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream': "Give me your hands, if we be friends, And..."

Answer: Robin shall restore amends

Robin Goodfellow is another name for Puck (a mischievous fairy or sprite in folklore).

Source: Author speara

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