English Literature Mcqs
Shakespeare dedicated his long narrative poem Venus and Adonis to________________?

A. Henry wriothesley, the third earl of southampton
B. Thomas wriothesley,forth earl of southampton
C. William fitzwilliam, first earl of southampton
D. Henry wriothesley, the second earl of southampton

Which roles have played by Shakespeare in Hamlet and As you like it ?

A. Fortinbras, corin
B. Leartus, silvius
C. Osric, touchstone
D. Ghost, old servant adam

How many from his plays were published in his lifetime?

A. Only sixteen
B. Only seventeen
C. Only eighteen
D. Only nineteen

How does Lady Macbeth explain her husband’s wild behavior at the banquet ?

A. She tells the guests that banquo’s ghost is haunting macbeth.
B. She tells the guests that macbeth has had too much to drink.
C. She informs the guests that macbeth is ill.
D. She reveals that macbeth is overcome with grief over the death of duncan.

Shakespeare makes fun of the Puritans in his play ?

A. Twelfth night
B. Hamlet
C. The tempest
D. Henry iv,pt i

Identify the writer who was expelled from Oxford for circulating a pamphlet ?

A. P.b. shelley
B. Charles lamb
C. Hazlitt
D. Coleridge