TNPSC General English - Literature Questions on the Shakespeare
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Who was Antonio?
- (a)
Merchant
- (b)
Teacher
- (c)
Farmer
- (d)
lawyer
Who was very close friends of Antonio?
- (a)
Shylock
- (b)
Duke
- (c)
Gratiano
- (d)
Bassanio
Bassanio wanted to marry
- (a)
Nerrisa
- (b)
Jessica
- (c)
Portia
- (d)
none of these
Who was the moneylender?
- (a)
Shylock
- (b)
Bassanio
- (c)
Antonia
- (d)
none of these
According to a bond that the money should be paid within
- (a)
three days
- (b)
three weeks
- (c)
three months
- (d)
three years
According to the bond, if Antonio did not repay the money within the particular time
- (a)
moneylender would seize Antonio's property
- (b)
moneylender would file a petition against him
- (c)
moneylender would cut a pound of flesh from Antonio's body
- (d)
all the above
Who borrows money from Shylock, but makes Antonio's signature
- (a)
Lorenzo
- (b)
Duke
- (c)
Bassanio
- (d)
Gratiano
In the test for Portia's suitors how many caskets were used
- (a)
four
- (b)
six
- (c)
three
- (d)
five
The Prince of Morocco chose the
- (a)
Silver Casket
- (b)
Gold Casket
- (c)
Lead Casket
- (d)
Copper Casket
The Prince of Aragon chose the
- (a)
Gold Casket
- (b)
Lead Casket
- (c)
Silver Casket
- (d)
Iron Casket
Bassanio chose the
- (a)
Lead Casket
- (b)
Gold Casket
- (c)
Silver Casket
- (d)
Iron Casket
Inside of the Gold Casket, the Prince of Morocco found
- (a)
Portrait of an idiot
- (b)
Portia's picture
- (c)
a skull
- (d)
King's picture
Inside of the Silver Casket, The Prince of Aragon found
- (a)
King's picture
- (b)
Portrait of an idiot
- (c)
Portia's picture
- (d)
a skull
Inside of the lead casket, Bassanio found
- (a)
Portia's picture
- (b)
a skull
- (c)
King's picture
- (d)
Portrait of an idiot
Nerrisa was Portia's
- (a)
mother
- (b)
teacher
- (c)
friend
- (d)
maid
Nerrisa married
- (a)
Gratiano
- (b)
Antonio
- (c)
Bassanio
- (d)
Shylock
Portia married
- (a)
The Prince of Morocco
- (b)
The Prince of Aragon
- (c)
Antonio
- (d)
Bassanio
Whose ships had been lost at sea?
- (a)
Antonio
- (b)
Bassanio
- (c)
Gratiano
- (d)
Lorenzo
Who was Jessica?
- (a)
Shylock's daughter
- (b)
wife of Lorenzo
- (c)
Portia's maid
- (d)
A & B
Who won the battle of wits?
- (a)
Portia
- (b)
Shylock
- (c)
Gratiano
- (d)
Lorenzo
From act III scene 2 - Casar returns to Rome
- (a)
after defeating the sons of Pompeli
- (b)
after defeating the Amelius Lepidus
- (c)
after defeating the Octavius Caesar
- (d)
after the battle of philippi
Who warned Caesar about the "idea of march
- (a)
Calphurnia
- (b)
Soothsayer (astrologer)
- (c)
Brutus
- (d)
Cassius
Who forbids Caesar from going to the Senate House?
- (a)
Cassius
- (b)
Brutus
- (c)
Antony
- (d)
Calphurnia
Who convinced caesar to come to the Senate house?
- (a)
Brutus
- (b)
Antony
- (c)
Octavius
- (d)
Cassius
In the senate house, the conspirators surround Caesar _____ was the first to stab him
- (a)
Brutus
- (b)
Casca
- (c)
Antony
- (d)
Cassius
Brutus justifies the murder of Caesar-But who won the public over his side by his. eloquence
- (a)
Cassius
- (b)
Amelius Lepidus
- (c)
Mark Antony
- (d)
Octavius Caesar
_____ and _____ flee from Rome
- (a)
Casca, Cassius
- (b)
Cassius, Brutus
- (c)
Brutus, Antony
- (d)
Octavius & Amelius Lepidus
The Poem 'Sonnet No: 116' is written by
- (a)
Willam Shakespear
- (b)
Robert Frost
- (c)
D.H Lawrence
- (d)
H.W Long Fellow
During Shakespeare's time people believed that the _____ influenced men's character
- (a)
Sun
- (b)
Moon
- (c)
Stars
- (d)
Planets
True love cannot be destroyed by
- (a)
Time
- (b)
People
- (c)
Beauty
- (d)
Fate