Shakespeare's Familiar Quotes Quiz

2. In which Shakespeare play can we find the line "Murder most foul"?

• Julius Caesar.
  Nope. It's Hamlet. Hamlet is visited by his father's ghost (ghosts are always bringing bad news in Shakespeare) and learns that his father was done in by Hamlet's uncle. The ghost describes the act as "Murder most foul."
• Hamlet.
  Bravo! It's Hamlet. Hamlet is visited by his father's ghost (ghosts are always bringing bad news in Shakespeare) and learns that his father was done in by Hamlet's uncle. The ghost describes the act as "Murder most foul."
• Macbeth.
  Sorry. It's Hamlet. Hamlet is visited by his father's ghost (ghosts are always bringing bad news in Shakespeare) and learns that his father was done in by Hamlet's uncle. The ghost describes the act as "Murder most foul."

3. In the tragedy, Othello, which is the much-quoted phrase that reaveals a truth.

• "I will wear my heart on my sleeve."
  Yes! In the first scene Iago tells Roderigo of his hate for Othello and says:
  "But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve
  For daws (crows) to peck at; I am not what I am."
• "The lady doth protest too much, methinks."
  Sorry! In the first scene Iago tells Roderigo of his hate for Othello and says:
  "But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve
  For daws (crows) to peck at; I am not what I am."
• "I must be cruel, only to be kind."
  Nope. In the first scene Iago tells Roderigo of his hate for Othello and says:
  "But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve
  For daws (crows) to peck at; I am not what I am."

4. "All that glitters is not gold," is a popular warning in which Shakespeare play?

• The Tempest.
  Incorrect. It's the Merchant of Venice. When the Prince of Morocco courts Portia, she has him pick a locket. If her picture is found in the one he picks, she will be is. Unfortunately for the prince, he picks one with a scroll that starts off with the words "All that glitters is not gold." The rest of the scroll basically tells the prince to take a hike with the closing lines:
  "Fare you well; your suit is cold.
  Cold, indeed; and labour lost."
• Two Gentlemen of Verona.
  Incorrect. It's the Merchant of Venice. When the Prince of Morocco courts Portia, she has him pick a locket. If her picture is found in the one he picks, she will be is. Unfortunately for the prince, he picks one with a scroll that starts off with the words "All that glitters is not gold." The rest of the scroll basically tells the prince to take a hike with the closing lines:
  "Fare you well; your suit is cold.
  Cold, indeed; and labour lost."
• The Merchant of Venice.
  Author, Author! It's the Merchant of Venice. When the Prince of Morocco courts Portia, she has him pick a locket. If her picture is found in the one he picks, she will be is. Unfortunately for the prince, he picks one with a scroll that starts off with the words "All that glitters is not gold." The rest of the scroll basically tells the prince to take a hike with the closing lines:
  "Fare you well; your suit is cold.
  Cold, indeed; and labour lost."

5. Which of the following popular phrases is credited to Shakespeare?

• "What a tangled web we weave
  When we practice to deceive."
  Sorry . It's "In my mind's eye." Horatio asks Hamlet where he sees his father's ghost and Hamlet, thinking it could be a hallucination, says "In my mind's eye." Sir Walter Scott authored "What a tangled web..." while Gertrude Stein wrote about roses.
• "In my mind's eye."
  Bingo! It's "In my mind's eye." Horatio asks Hamlet where he sees his father's ghost and Hamlet, thinking it could be a hallucination, says "In my mind's eye." Sir Walter Scott authored "What a tangled web..." while Gertrude Stein wrote about roses.
• "A rose is a rose is a rose."
  Incorrect. It's "In my mind's eye." Horatio asks Hamlet where he sees his father's ghost and Hamlet, thinking it could be a hallucination, says "In my mind's eye." Sir Walter Scott authored "What a tangled web..." while Gertrude Stein wrote about roses.