Shakespeare's Familiar Quotes Quiz

Quiz

1. Shakespeare was definitely in love when he wrote the line, "Parting is such sweet sorrow." Who said this oft-quoted line?

  • Beatrice from Much Ado About Nothing.
  • Kate in The Taming of the Shrew.
  • Juliet from Romeo and Juliet.

2. In which Shakespeare play can we find the line "Murder most foul"?

  • Julius Caesar.
  • Hamlet.
  • Macbeth.

3. In the tragedy, Othello, which is the much-quoted phrase that reaveals a truth.

  • "I will wear my heart on my sleeve."
  • "The lady doth protest too much, methinks."
  • "I must be cruel, only to be kind."

4. "All that glitters is not gold," is a popular warning in which Shakespeare play?

  • The Tempest.
  • Two Gentlemen of Verona.
  • The Merchant of Venice.

5. Which of the following popular phrases is credited to Shakespeare?

  • "What a tangled web we weave
    When we practice to deceive."
  • "In my mind's eye."
  • "A rose is a rose is a rose."

1. Shakespeare was definitely in love when he wrote the line, "Parting is such sweet sorrow." Who said this oft-quoted line?
Juliet from Romeo and Juliet.

2. In which Shakespeare play can we find the line "Murder most foul"?
Hamlet.

3. In the tragedy, Othello, which is the much-quoted phrase that reaveals a truth.
"I will wear my heart on my sleeve."

4. "All that glitters is not gold," is a popular warning in which Shakespeare play?
The Merchant of Venice.

5. Which of the following popular phrases is credited to Shakespeare?
"In my mind's eye."

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