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Shakespeare's Plays: Comedies, Tragedies and Histories

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
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1.

'All's Well That Ends Well' is a play about Helena who is in love with Bertram, who, on the other hand, is trying to run away from her.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History

2.

'Antony and Cleopatra' is a play about the legendary Queen of Egypt, who lets a snake bite her because she cannot be with her loved one.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History

3.

'As You Like It' is a play about a girl called Rosalind, who runs away from her mean uncle, and hides in a forest with her cousin Celia, where they both fall in love.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History

4.

'The Comedy of Errors' is a story about two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated at birth.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History

5.

'Hamlet' is a story about a young prince of Denmark. His father gets killed by his uncle, who marries his mother, and takes over the throne. The young prince finds out the truth, and then kills the king. His mother gets poisoned, and eventually he dies too.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History

6.

'Henry IV' is a play about a king who succeeds the throne and faces many threats to his reign. His son, the heir to the throne, makes it even worse by spending his time with drunkards.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History

7.

'Julius Caesar' is a story about the famous Roman Emperor and his friend Brutus, who plots against and betrays him, and then regrets his actions.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History

8.

'King John' is a play about an English king who takes over the throne from his brother, Richard the Lionheart. Many legends, like the one about Robin Hood, are related to this king. In the end, he is poisoned by a monk.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History

9.

'King Lear' is a story about a mythological Celtic king, who goes mad after he loses his kingdom, divided between his two daughters, while he sends his third daughter into exile.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History

10.

'Macbeth' is a story about a brave Scottish general who receives a prophecy from three witches that one day he will become a king. His wife makes him murder King Duncan and take the Scottish throne for himself. He becomes a tyrant, and eventually goes mad and dies.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History

11.

'The Merchant of Venice' is a story about a rich merchant, who takes a loan from a Jewish money-lander, who, in return, wants a pound of his flesh. The merchant helps his friend marry a rich lady, who helps him win the case with the Jew by dressing up as a judge.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History

12.

'A Midsummer Night's Dream' is a story about the marriage of the Duke of Athens to the former queen of the Amazons. They have many adventures in a forest where they are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit it.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History

13.

'Othello' is a story about a a Moorish general in the Venetian army and his soldier Iago. After not getting the promotion, Iago plots to ruin him by telling him that his loved one has cheated on him. Othello kills her, and then himself, when he finds out he was deceived.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History

14.

'Richard III' is a story about the Duke of Gloucester, who plots to remove all those who stand between him and the throne. After the king's death, as a guardian of the young heir, he sends both him and his brother to prison, and has them killed. He then becomes a king, and later gets killed in a battle.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History

15.

'Romeo and Juliet' is a story about two lovers whose families are enemies. Romeo gets banished from Verona, after he kills Juliet's cousin. Not knowing that Juliet pretends to be dead, Romeo poisons himself, followed by Juliet killing herself next to him.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History

16.

'The Tempest' is a story about a sorcerer who lives on a remote island and creates a storm in order to punish his enemies. His daughter Miranda falls in love with Ferdinand, the son of his enemy, and she is finally restored to her rightful place.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History