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William Shakespeare In Love Quiz
William Shakespeare In Love Quiz
Who wrote the screenplay for Shakespeare in Love?
Peter Shaffer and Alan Bennett
Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
Harold Pinter and David Hare
Richard Curtis and Ben Elton
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Who wins the Academy Award for Best Actress for Shakespeare in Love?
Gwyneth Paltrow
Helena Bonham Carter
Cate Blanchett
Meryl Streep
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Who plays William Shakespeare in the film Shakespeare in Love?
Kenneth Branagh
Ralph Fiennes
Colin Firth
Joseph Fiennes
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In what year was Shakespeare in Love released?
1996
1998
1999
2000
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What does Queen Elizabeth tell Shakespeare at the end?
He must write another tragedy
He will be her court poet
She recognizes true love in his play
She forbids Viola from acting again
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What causes the audience to cheer during the play’s first performance?
The emotional death scene
Queen Elizabeth’s appearance
A sword fight
The special effects
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Who is Viola de Lesseps secretly in love with?
Ned Alleyn
Christopher Marlowe
William Shakespeare
Lord Wessex
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What wager does Queen Elizabeth make about the play?
That it will be performed for her
That it will make Shakespeare rich
That it can show true love
That it will be banned
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Which actor plays Ned Alleyn, the famous Elizabethan actor?
Colin Firth
Rupert Everett
Joseph Fiennes
Ben Affleck
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Who plays Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love?
Helen Mirren
Emma Thompson
Judi Dench
Maggie Smith
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Who finances the production of Romeo and Juliet in the film?
Ben Jonson
Hugh Fennyman
Lord Wessex
Philip Henslowe
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How does Viola attend the theatre despite the ban on women acting?
In disguise
Under royal permission
Through bribery
As a servant
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What emotion defines the final scene of the film?
Bittersweet love
Anger and betrayal
Hopeless despair
Triumphant joy
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How many Academy Awards did Shakespeare in Love win?
9
5
7
3
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Who does Viola disguise herself as to audition for a play?
John Webster
Edmund Tilney
Thomas Kent
Hugh Fennyman
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Who directed Shakespeare in Love?
Kenneth Branagh
Baz Luhrmann
John Madden
Ridley Scott
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What object symbolizes Shakespeare’s inspiration for Viola?
A quill
A letter
A necklace
A mask
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What is the title of the play Shakespeare begins writing after Romeo and Juliet?
King Lear
Twelfth Night
Hamlet
Macbeth
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What historical playwright appears as a rival to Shakespeare in the film?
John Webster
Ben Jonson
Thomas Kyd
Christopher Marlowe
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How does Christopher Marlowe die in the film?
He is poisoned
He is hanged
He drowns in the Thames
He is stabbed in a tavern
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Which famous play is being written throughout Shakespeare in Love?
Twelfth Night
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
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Which actor plays Philip Henslowe, the theatre manager?
Ben Kingsley
Geoffrey Rush
Bill Nighy
Tom Wilkinson
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What genre best describes Shakespeare in Love?
Historical tragedy
Romantic comedy
Mystery thriller
Adventure drama
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Who interrupts the first performance of Romeo and Juliet?
Queen Elizabeth
Christopher Marlowe
The Master of the Revels
Lord Wessex
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Where is Viola sent at the end of the film?
To Virginia with her husband
To France
To Italy
Back to her family estate
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What is the name of the theatre that Henslowe manages?
The Rose Theatre
The Swan Theatre
The Globe Theatre
The Curtain Theatre
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Who plays Viola de Lesseps in Shakespeare in Love?
Kate Winslet
Gwyneth Paltrow
Cate Blanchett
Helena Bonham Carter
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Who exposes Viola’s true identity as a woman?
Philip Henslowe
Edmund Tilney
Lord Wessex
Ned Alleyn
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Which actor portrays Lord Wessex in the film?
Geoffrey Rush
Colin Firth
Joseph Fiennes
Ben Affleck
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What does Viola inspire Shakespeare to write next?
Othello
Much Ado About Nothing
Hamlet
Twelfth Night
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