Literature Quiz 18: William Shakespeare Quiz 2

Literature Quiz 18: William Shakespeare Quiz 2

Lines from William Shakespeare's famous plays were among the most quoted by writers and speakers in the world. We present you 10 quotes from Shakespeare's works. See if you can identify them correctly.

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1. "Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once.” is one of the famous Shakespeare quotes. From which play is it taken?

Hamlet
Julius Caesar
Romeo and Juliet
The Tempest

2. "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them"

Twelfth Night
As you Like It
Romeo and Juliet
A Midsummer Night"s Dream

3. "All the world "s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts.’

Othello
The Comedy of Errors
As you Like It
Julius Caesar

4. "To be or not be; that is the question"

Macbeth
Othello
Hamlet
The Taming of the Shrew

5. "If music be the food of love, play on.”

As you Like It
All's Well That Ends Well
Twelfth Night
Othello

6. "All that glisters is not gold.”

The Tempest
The Merchant of Venice
As you Like It
Hamlet

7. "The course of true love never did run smooth."

A Midsummer Night"s Dream
Hamlet
Twelfth Night
Romeo and Juliet

8. "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool"

Much Ado About Nothing
Romeo and Juliet
The Comedy of Errors
As you Like It

9. "All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.”

Macbeth
Othello
Hamlet
The Merchant of Venice

10. "What’s in a name? A rose by any name would smell as sweet."

Twelfth Night
Hamlet
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet

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