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The Tragedies

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Macbeth: Who is/are the first character(s) mentioned in the book?

a)

Macbeth

b)

King Duncan

c)

The Witches

d)

The Army

2.

Macbeth: Macbeth is the Thane of Glamis and later becomes the Thane of…

a)

Fife

b)

Banquo

c)

Cawdor

d)

Scotland

3.

Macbeth: Who came up with the idea to kill the king?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Lady Macbeth

c)

The Witches

d)

Macduff

4.
Macbeth: Who disposed of the bloody daggers?
a)
Lady Macbeth
b)
The Witches
c)
Banquo
d)
Macbeth
5.

Macbeth: Who did suspicion fall on after the King’s death?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Lady Macbeth

c)

The King's Son

d)

The King's Wife

6.

Hamlet: Who told Hamlet that his father was dead?

a)

Gertrude

b)

Claudius

c)

Horatio

d)

Ophelia

7.
Hamlet: What did people say Hamlet's father died from?
a)
A snake bit his ear
b)
Someone stabbed him
c)
He fell off a cliff
d)
He died of old age
8.

Hamlet: How did Hamlet die?

a)

He stabbed himself

b)

He was stabbed by a poison sword

c)

He drank poision wine

d)

He was sliced open

9.

Hamlet: Who killed Hamlet's father?

a)

Claudius

b)

Gertrude

c)

Horatio

d)

Ophelia

10.
Hamlet: True or False: The last spoken words in the play are "Farewell, Sweet Prince"
a)
true
b)
false
11.

King Lear: How did Lear win his crown?

a)

Force

b)

Power

c)

Love

d)

Strength

12.

King Lear: How many daughters did King Lear have?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

13.

King Lear: Who pinned Reagan and Goneril against each other?

a)

Edmund

b)

Cordelia

c)

Albany

d)

Lear

14.

King Lear: True or False: Lear was orginally planning to split the kingdom between his 4 daughters

a)

true

b)

false

15.
King Lear: Who is the Earl of Gloucester?
a)
Lear's ally
b)
Gloucester's heir
c)
Lear's servant
d)
Lear's son
16.
Othello: Who is Desdemona
a)
Othello's wife
b)
Cassio's wife
c)
Rodrigo's wife
d)
Iago's wife
17.

Othello: How did Othello kill Desdemona

a)

He stabbed her

b)

He pressed a pillow over her face

c)

He drowned her

d)

He poisoned her

18.

Othello: Who was the villian in the play?

a)

Othello

b)

Cassio

c)

Iago

d)

Bianca

19.

Othello: True or False: Othello was an escaped slave

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Othello: What did Desdemona's handkerchief have embroidered on it?

a)

Strawberries

b)

Watermelons

c)

Raspberries

d)

Bananas