How well do you know Shakespeare’s plays? [quiz]

How well do you know Shakespeare’s plays? [quiz]

This month, we’re starting to release new editions of The New Oxford Shakespeare series. Combining cutting-edge scholarship from leading researchers with authoritative texts and beautifully illustrated covers, they offer readers a complete guide to the Bard.

But how well do you know some of his greatest plays? Brush up on your Shakespeare with our quiz below!

Which Shakespeare play did Sir John Falstaff first appear in before his starring role in “The Merry Wives of Windsor”?“Henry V”“Othello”“Henry IV Part 1”“Hamlet”Duncan rewards Macbeth by making him…King of ScotlandThane of CawdorLord of InvernessThane of GlamisHow many characters die in “Romeo and Juliet”?106152In “As You Like It”, which character gives the famous “All the world's a stage” monologue?JaquesRosalindTouchstoneOrlando de BoysAs mentioned earlier, Sir John Falstaff first appears in “Henry IV Part 1.” But what was his name in the first version of the play?Sir Herbert Beerbohm TreeSir Henry LollardSir John BeechwoodSir John OldcastleIn “The Tempest”, which witch is the mother of Caliban?SycoraxMedeaCirceMorgan le Fay“Measure for Measure” has been described as a…ComedyProblem playTragedyDark comedyWhich country is Scotland at war with at the beginning of “Macbeth”?SwedenIrelandNorwayEnglandWhat insulting gesture starts a fight at the beginning of “Romeo and Juliet”?A middle fingerA bitten thumbA raised fistA disapproving glareWhat are the names of the shipwrecked servants Caliban conspires with in “The Tempest”?Alonso and AntonioFerdinand and GonzaloAdrian and FranciscoStephano and Trinculo

The Shakespeare plays in this quiz are:

The Merry Wives of Windsor, available here.Macbeth, available here.Romeo and Juliet, available here.As You Like It, available here.Henry IV Part 1, available here.The Tempest, available here.Measure for Measure, available here.

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