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Quiz about Quotes from Shakespeares Plays
Quiz about Quotes from Shakespeares Plays

Quotes from Shakespeare's Plays Quiz


So you think you know your Shakespeare. I'll give you a quote and you give me the play.

A multiple-choice quiz by christinacor. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
christinacor
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
11,086
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
16 / 25
Plays
4265
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Liz5050 (12/25), Kabdanis (3/25), ArlingtonVA (17/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. 'All the world's a stage'? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. 'A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse'? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. 'Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown'? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. 'One that loved not wisely but too well'? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. 'Neither a borrower nor a lender be'? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. 'The course of true love never did run smooth'? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. 'Fair is foul and foul is fair'? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. 'Lord, what fools these mortals be!'? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. 'Speak low if you speak of love'? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. 'Kiss me Kate, we will be married o' Sunday'? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. 'Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground'? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. 'Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em'? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. 'He hath eaten me out of house and home'? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. 'Let's kill all the lawyers'? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. 'Now is the winter of our discontent'? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. 'Oh that I were a glove upon that hand that I might touch that cheek'? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. 'Good night sweet Prince'? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. 'Beware of the Ides of March'? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. 'Neither rhyme nor reason'? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. 'Out, out brief candle'? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. 'I have immortal longings in me'? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. 'Double, double, toil, and trouble'? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. 'Frailty, thy name is woman'? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. 'More sinned against than sinning'? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. 'O, brave new world'? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 17 2024 : Liz5050: 12/25
Mar 17 2024 : Kabdanis: 3/25
Mar 17 2024 : ArlingtonVA: 17/25
Mar 17 2024 : misstified: 25/25
Mar 17 2024 : Picard25: 24/25
Mar 17 2024 : matthewpokemon: 25/25
Feb 09 2024 : Guest 213: 23/25

Score Distribution

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'All the world's a stage'?

Answer: As You Like It

2. 'A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse'?

Answer: Richard III

3. 'Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown'?

Answer: Henry IV part 2

4. 'One that loved not wisely but too well'?

Answer: Othello

This was used to describe Othello's love for his new bride Desdemona.
5. 'Neither a borrower nor a lender be'?

Answer: Hamlet

This was the advice Polonius gave to his son.
6. 'The course of true love never did run smooth'?

Answer: A Midsummer Night's Dream

7. 'Fair is foul and foul is fair'?

Answer: Macbeth

Said by the witches.
8. 'Lord, what fools these mortals be!'?

Answer: A Midsummer Night's Dream

9. 'Speak low if you speak of love'?

Answer: Much Ado About Nothing

10. 'Kiss me Kate, we will be married o' Sunday'?

Answer: Taming of the Shrew

11. 'Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground'?

Answer: The Tempest

12. 'Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em'?

Answer: Twelfth Night

13. 'He hath eaten me out of house and home'?

Answer: Henry IV

14. 'Let's kill all the lawyers'?

Answer: Henry VI part 2

15. 'Now is the winter of our discontent'?

Answer: Richard III

16. 'Oh that I were a glove upon that hand that I might touch that cheek'?

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

Romeo speaking of his love for Juliet before she give her famous speech from the balcony.
17. 'Good night sweet Prince'?

Answer: Hamlet

Said by Horatio upon Hamlet's death.
18. 'Beware of the Ides of March'?

Answer: Julius Caesar

This was a warning given to Caesar.
19. 'Neither rhyme nor reason'?

Answer: Comedy of Errors

20. 'Out, out brief candle'?

Answer: Macbeth

21. 'I have immortal longings in me'?

Answer: Antony and Cleopatra

22. 'Double, double, toil, and trouble'?

Answer: Macbeth

This often quoted phrase came from the witches in Macbeth.
23. 'Frailty, thy name is woman'?

Answer: Hamlet

Hamlet was speaking of how his mother had quickly married his uncle just weeks after his father's death.
24. 'More sinned against than sinning'?

Answer: King Lear

25. 'O, brave new world'?

Answer: The Tempest

Source: Author christinacor

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