A. Queen Elizabeth
B. Francis Meres, a lawyer
C. Burbage, an actor
D. King James
Related Mcqs:
- By______________ Shakespeare had established himself in London as an actor and dramatist?
A. 1590
B. 1591
C. 1592
D. 1593 - Famous Irish poet and dramatist is______________?
A. W.B. Yeats
B. L. Tolstoy
C. A. Pope
D. H.G. Wells - “I have no other but a woman’s reason I think him so, because I think him so” Which of Shakespeare’s play contain above lines ?
A. The two gentle men of Verona
B. Merry wives of Windsor
C. The noble Kinsman
D. Measure for measure - What does George Harris’ master demand of him that prompts him to plan his escape ?
A. Relocate to Louisiana
B. Punish another slave
C. Abandon his faith
D. Marry another woman - I knew him, however, as both mathematician and poet, and my measures were adapted to his capacity, with reference to the circumstances by which he was surrounded. I knew him as a courtier, too, and as a bold intriguant. Such a man, I considered, could not fail to be aware of the ordinary political modes of action. Who is speaking ?
A. Brown
B. Brom Bones
C. Rip
D. Dupin - As a boy, Frederick Douglass witnesses a scene that mortifies him and brings him face to face for the first time with the horrors of slavery. What is it ?
A. Seeing his mother die
B. Watching a slave get beaten to death
C. Watching his aunt get whipped
D. Watching his dad beat his mother - Mr. Covey entered the stable with a long rope; and just as I was half out of the loft, he caught hold of my legs, and was about tying me. As soon as I found what he was up to, I gave a sudden spring, and as I did so, he holding to my legs, I was brought sprawling on the stable floor. Mr. Covey seemed now to think he had me, and could do what he pleased; but at this moment—from whence came the spirit I don’t know—I resolved to fight; and, suiting my action the resolution, I seized Covey hard by the throat, and as I did so, I rose. He held on to me, and I to him. … He trembled like a leaf. …We were at it for nearly two hours. Covey at length let me go, puffing and blowing at a great rate, saying that if I had not resisted, he would not have whipped me half so much. The truth was, that he had not whipped me at all. I considered him as getting entirely the worst end of the bargain; for he had drawn no blood from me, but I had from him_____________?
A. Fredrick Douglass
B. John Winthrop
C. Benjamin Frankin
D. William Apess - Sir John Falstaff is one of Shakespeare’s greatest ?
A. comic figures
B. historical figures
C. romantic figures
D. tragic figures - Which of the following playwrights is thought to have had the greatest influence on Shakespeare ?
A. Ben Johnson
B. Christopher Marlow
C. Philip Sidney
D. Thomas Kyd - Faustus asks two magicians to aid him in summoning the devil. What are their names ?
A. Valdes and Cornelius
B. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
C. Troilus and Cressida
D. Pyramus and Thisbe
