Shakespearean Sonnets: Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

This multiple-choice question quiz focuses on William Shakespeare's sonnets, covering various aspects such as the number of sonnets he wrote, the structure of a quatrain, Shakespeare's era, rhyme scheme, and dedications within his sonnets. Test your knowledge with these questions and find the answers provided at the end.

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• Poetry
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1. Multiple Choice Question Poetry Section Shakespeare s Sonnets Part 1 01 July 2020 By Dr. Abhishek Kumar Department of English, A.P.S.M. College, Barauni L. N. M. University, Darbhanga

2. 1. How many sonnets did William Shakespeare write? a) 150 b)125 c) 200 d)154 2. William Shakespeare belongs to .. a) Jacobean Age b) Elizabethan Age c) Chaucer Age d) Romantic Age 3. Which of the following best describes a quatrain? a) A four-line, typically rhyming unit of verse b) A poem of fourteen lines, typically featuring rhyme, meter, and logical structure c) A type of metrical foot d) None of these.

3. 4. William Shakespeare was Born in a) 1602 b) 1598 c) 1564 d) 1340 5. How many lines consists a sonnet? a) 14 b) 12 c) 8 d) 32 6. From sonnets 127 to 154 were dedicated to .. a) The Fair Youth b) The Fair Lady c) Shakespeare s Friend d) Shakespeare s children

4. 7. The Shakespearean sonnet is made of .. a) 8+6 b) 3+3+3+3+2 c) 4+4+4+2 d) None of these 8. Shakespearean sonnets are in .. a) Iambic pentameter b) Trochaic c) Dactylic d) None of these 9. What is the rhyming scheme of Shakespeare s sonnet? a) abab cdcd efef gg b) abab cdcd efef ghgh... c) abab bcbc cdcd ee d) None of these

5. Answer Keys 1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. A

6. Thank You