Q.1
Richard III is thought to be one of Shakespeare's earliest plays. In what year do we think it was written?
  • It was written circa 1591
  • It was written circa 1596
  • It was written circa 1601
  • It was written circa 1606
Q.2
The play opens with Richard saying the lines: Who is the 'sun of York' whom Richard refers to?
  • Richard's father, Richard of York
  • Richard's brother, Edward IV
  • Richard's nephew, Edward V
  • Richard himself
Q.3
In the play, Richard tells his brother Edward of a prophecy, which states that his heirs will be murdered by one whose name begins with which letter?
  • The letter A
  • The letter H
  • The letter R
  • The letter G
Q.4
A minor character in the play, one of Henry Tudor's followers, shares his name with which pop star?
  • Michael Jackson
  • Elton John
  • James Blunt
  • George Harrison
Q.5
The earliest-known performance of the play was before which monarch?
  • Elizabeth I
  • James I
  • Charles I
  • Charles II
Q.6
In the play Richard is responsible for how many deaths?
  • 1 death
  • 6 deaths
  • 12 deaths
  • 24 deaths
Q.7
What is the last line spoken by Richard III in the play?
  • A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!
  • And I will stand the hazard of the die
  • Five have I slain today instead of him
  • Seeking for Richmond in the throat of death
Q.8
The play was made into a film in Which star took the role of Richard?
  • Ralph Richardson
  • Laurence Olivier
  • John Gielgud
  • Alec Guiness
Q.9
Richard III is the second-longest of Shakespeare's plays. Which is the longest?
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • Hamlet
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • Julius Caesar
Q.10
All of Richard's victims in the play return as ghosts, with one exception. Who does not return?
  • Anne Neville
  • Edward V
  • Henry VI
  • Edward IV
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