1. In which of the following plays by Shakespeare does the comic character Falstaff appear?

2. In which of the following plays by Shakespeare does the character Claudius appear?

3. What is the name of the penniless Venetian who asks his friend for a loan in The Merchant of Venice?

4. Which was the first play on Roman themes written by Shakespeare?

5. In which of Shakespeare’s plays does the group of clowns Feste, Malvolio, Sir Toby Belch, and Sir Andrew Aguecheek appear?

6. Which of these plays by Shakespeare uses a statue to reveal a most dramatic secret?

7. In which play by Shakespeare do witches play an important role?

8. Between whom does a “merry war” of words go on in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing?

9. Which theatre was accidentally set alight by a cannon, fired to mark the king’s entrance onstage during a performance of Shakespeare’s Henry VIII in 1613?

10. Which of the following poems was not written by William Shakespeare?

11. Which play by Shakespeare opens with these words: “If music be the food of love, play on”?

12. Which historical character created by Shakespeare boasts that he can “set the murtherous Machevil to school”?

13. The writings of which man acted as the main source of historical material for many Elizabethan playwrights?