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Quiz about Time For Shakespeare
Quiz about Time For Shakespeare

Time For Shakespeare Trivia Quiz


This collection of quotes from Shakespeare's plays all deal with the subject of time. Do you know which play each quote is from?

A multiple-choice quiz by helen295. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
helen295
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
143,391
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
692
Last 3 plays: Buddy1 (10/10), wjames (9/10), Guest 139 (4/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day, to the last syllable of recorded time." Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "Ay me! Sad hours seem long." Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "What see'st thou else in the dark backward and abysm of time?" Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "Four happy days bring in another moon: but oh, methinks, how slow this old moon wanes." Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "My hour is almost come, when I to sulphurous and tormenting flames must render up myself." Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then to me." Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "I wasted time, and now doth time waste me."
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "The clock upbraids me with the waste of time." Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts." Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "Thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges." Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 17 2024 : Buddy1: 10/10
Mar 17 2024 : wjames: 9/10
Feb 23 2024 : Guest 139: 4/10
Feb 09 2024 : Guest 213: 6/10
Feb 03 2024 : Guest 158: 5/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day, to the last syllable of recorded time."

Answer: Macbeth

Macbeth Act V Scene V
This line is spoken by Macbeth himself after discovering that Lady Macbeth is dead.
"Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day, to the last syllable of recorded time; and all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death."
2. "Ay me! Sad hours seem long."

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet Act I Scene I
We first meet Romeo in this scene, during a conversation with his friend Benvolio. Romeo is explaining to Benvolio that he is in love with a woman (later identified as Rosaline) who doesn't love him in return.
3. "What see'st thou else in the dark backward and abysm of time?"

Answer: The Tempest

The Tempest Act I Scene II
Prospero is asking his daughter Miranda if she remembers life in the days when he was Duke of Milan, before they were banished by his brother, Antonio.
"Canst thou remember a time before we came unto this cell?"
4. "Four happy days bring in another moon: but oh, methinks, how slow this old moon wanes."

Answer: A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream Act I Scene I
This line is spoken by Theseus, who is looking forward to his marriage to Hippolyta. Hippolyta then replies: "Four days will quickly steep themselves in night; four nights will quickly dream away the time".
5. "My hour is almost come, when I to sulphurous and tormenting flames must render up myself."

Answer: Hamlet

Hamlet Act I, Scene V
In this scene, the ghost of Hamlet's father appears to him and tells him he must take revenge.
"I am thy father's spirit; doom'd for a term to walk the night, and for the day, confin'd to waste in fires..."
6. "If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then to me."

Answer: Macbeth

Macbeth Act I Scene III
In this scene Macbeth and Banquo are returning from war when they encounter the three witches on the heath. Banquo asks them to predict his future, and they cryptically reply: "Lesser than King Macbeth and greater", "Not so happy, yet much happier" and finally, "Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none".
7. "I wasted time, and now doth time waste me."

Answer: King Richard II

King Richard II Act V Scene V
King Richard's soliloquy in this scene deals with the subject of time.
"I wasted time and now doth time waste me; for now hath time made me his numbering clock: My thoughts are minutes; and with sighs, they jar their watches on unto mine eyes."
8. "The clock upbraids me with the waste of time."

Answer: Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night Act III Scene I
This line is spoken by Olivia to Viola following the striking of a clock.
9. "They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts."

Answer: As You Like It

As You Like It Act II Scene VII
This quote follows the more famous line "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players."
10. "Thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges."

Answer: Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night Act V Scene I
This is the second quote in this quiz taken from Twelfth Night. The line was spoken by Feste the clown to Malvolio.
Source: Author helen295

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