Tales from Shakespeare MCQs From The Previous Year Annual Exams, Class 11 English
Tales from Shakespeare MCQ: West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education: All the MCQ questions asked in the previous years of class 11 English annual exams (Tales from Shakespeare) are discussed below:
Comedy of Errors (M.C.Q.)
1)Aegeon was the merchant of –
a)Ephesus
b)Syracuse
c)Arden
d)Menaphon
[Annual Exam – 2014]
Ans. b) Syracuse
2)Aegeon was separated from his wife because –
a)they met with a sand storm
b)they met with a violent storm on the sea.
c)they got lost in the jungle
d)they were lost in the fair
[Annual Exam – 2014]
Ans. b)they met with a violent storm on the sea.
3)As ransom of his life Aegeon was demanded of –
a)one hundred marks
b)one thousands marks
c)all his belongings
d)five thousands marks
[Annual Exam – 2015, 2018]
Ans. b)one thousands marks
4)The Elder Antipholus lived in Ephesus for –
a)twenty years
b)eighteen years
c)five years
d)two years
[Annual Exam – 2015, 2018, 2022]
Ans. a)twenty years
5)Antipholus Younger was a –
a)Duke
b)Merchant
c) Soldier
d)Fisherman
[Annual Exam – 2016]
Ans. b)Merchant
6)The Elder Dromio’s wife was –
a)Poor
b)Rich
c)Dowsabel
d)Dolores
[Annual Exam – 2016]
Ans. c)Dowsabel
7) “I am like a drop of water in the ocean.” – who said this?
a)Elder Antipholus
b)Antipholus Younger
c)Elder Dromio
d)Dromio Younger
[Annual Exam – 2017]
Ans. b)Antipholus Younger
8) ‘The Comedy of Errors’ is set in the city of –
a)Illyria
b)Syracuse
c)Ephesus
d)Corinth
[Annual Exam – 2019]
Ans. c)Ephesus
9)The fisherman who rescued Aegeon’s wife and children from the storm we
a)Greece
b)France
c)Corinth
d)Spain
[Annual Exam – 2019]
Ans. c)Corinth
10)Aegeon came to Ephesus because he was –
a)searching his sons
b)lost
c)searching his wife
d)searching his younger son
[Annual Exam – 2020]
Ans. d)searching his younger son
11)Antipholus of Syracuse married –
a)Adriana
b) Luciana
c)daughter of the Duke Menaphon
d)none of them
[Annual Exam – 2020]
Ans. a)Adriana
12) The lady with whom married Antipholus dined, gave him
a) a ring
b) a letter
c) a book
d) a gold chain
[Annual Exam – 2022]
Ans. a) a ring
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As You Like It (M.C.Q.)
1)The daughter of the banished Duke was –
a)Celia
b)Viola
d)Aliena
d)Rosalind
[Annual Exam – 2014]
Ans. d)Rosalind
2)Rosalind disguised herself as a male and called herself as –
a)Aliena
b)Sir Rowland de Boys
c)Fredrick
d)Ganymede
[Annual Exam – 2014]
Ans. d)Ganymede
3)Rosalind and Celia went to the Forest of Arden –
a)in a carriage
b)in disguise
c)with an army
d)on horseback
[Annual Exam – 2015, 2018]
Ans. b)in disguise
4)Orlando was the young son of –
a)Adam
b)Sir Rowland de Boys
c)Fredrick
d)Ferdinand
[Annual Exam – 2015]
Ans. b)Sir Rowland de Boys
5)The sharp teeth of the cold wind in winter is nothing, according to the Duke senior, compared to man’s –
a)love
b)jealousy
c)unkind and ingratitude
d)happiness
[Annual Exam – 2016]
Ans. c)unkind and ingratitude
6)Oliver married –
a)Alice
b)Celia
c)Rose
d)Rosalind
[Annual Exam – 2016]
Ans. b)Celia
7)Who accompanied Orlando when he escaped?
a)Oliver
b)Fredrick
c)Adam
d)Rosalind
[Annual Exam – 2017]
Ans. c)Adam
8)As Duke Fredrick entered the forest he met a –
a)dacoit
b)fairy
c)hermit
d)clown
[Annual Exam – 2017]
Ans. c)hermit
9)When Rosalind came to know that Orlando was the son of her father’s friend, she gave him –
a)a gold ring
b)a gold coin
c)a gold chain
d)a gold earring
[Annual Exam – 2019]
Ans. c)a gold chain
10)Oliver planned to murder Orlando after he won the wrestling match –
a)by burning him alive when he slept
b)by sprinkling poisonous juice on his cloths
c)by giving him poisonous food
d)by hiring assassin to kill him
[Annual Exam – 2019]
Ans. a)by burning him alive when he slept
11)Sir Rowland De Boys was a trusted friend of –
a)Fredrisk
b)the lawful Duke
c)Adam
d)Rosalond
[Annual Exam – 2020]
Ans. b)the lawful Duke
12)When Duke Fredrick banished Rosalind, Celia –
a)felt very grief stricken
b)was undoubtedly happy
c)approved her father’s decision
d)turned rebellion
[Annual Exam – 2020]
Ans. a)felt very grief stricken
13) Sir Rowland de Boys’ elder son was
a) Orlando
b) a wreatler
c) Adam
d) Oliver
[Annual Exam – 2022]
Ans. d) Oliver
Macbeth (M.C.Q.)
1)Duncan was the king of –
a)Ireland
b)England
c)Scotland
d)France
[Annual Exam – 2014]
Ans. c)Scotland
2)Lady Macbeth could not kill Duncan because –
a)Duncan resembled her father
b)Macbeth did not allow her.
c)there were guards sitting at the door
d)she was weak and irresolute
[Annual Exam – 2014, 2022]
Ans. a)Duncan resembled her father
3)Malcolm and Dolanbain were the sons of –
a)Macduff
b)Banquo
c)the thane of Cawdor
d)Duncan
[Annual Exam – 2015, 2018]
Ans. d)Duncan
4)The witches looked like –
a)charming ladies
b)mad creatures
c)unearthly creature
d)queens
[Annual Exam – 2015, 2018]
Ans. c)unearthly creature
5)Macduff was the Thane of –
a)Cawdor
b)Ross
c)Fife
c)Glamis
[Annual Exam – 2016]
Ans. c)Fife
6)The three unearthly creatures that met with Macbeth and Banquo were singing –
a)Heave ho!
b)Fair is foul, and foul is fair
c)Hey and a ho and a hey nonnino
d)A vaunt
[Annual Exam – 2016]
Ans. b)Fair is foul, and foul is fair
7)Macbeth was saluted as the ‘Thane of Glamis’ by –
a)Banquo
b) the first witch
c)the second witch
d)the third witch
[Annual Exam – 2017]
Ans. b) the first witch
8)The name of Macbeth’s castle was –
a)Dunsinan
b)Inverness
c)Invernes
d)Birnam
[Annual Exam – 2017]
Ans. b)Inverness
9)Macbeth was killed by –
a)Malcolm
b)Donalbain
c)Macduff
d)Banquo
[Annual Exam – 2017]
Ans. c)Macduff
10)The first of the three witches saluted Macbeth with the title of –
a)Thane of Glamis
b)Thane of Cawdor
c)King of Scotland
d)Great General
[Annual Exam – 2019]
Ans. a)Thane of Glamis
11) “Lesser than Macbeth and greater.” The man who was talked about is –
a)Macduff’s father
b)an Irish general
c)Malcolm’s father
d)Banquo
[Annual Exam – 2019]
Ans. d)Banquo
12)Donalnain fled to –
a)England
b)Scotland
c)Ireland
d)France
[Annual Exam – 2020]
Ans. c)Ireland
13)The third spirit looked at Mcbeth as –
a)as armed head
b)a crowned child
c)eight shadows of kings
d)a bloody child
[Annual Exam – 2020]
Ans. b)a crowned child
14) When Macbeth and Banquo were returning from the great battle, there were
a) torrential rain
b) sunshine
c) lightning and thunder
d) darkness and mist
[Annual Exam – 2022]
Ans. c) lightning and thunder
14) Banquo was
a) ambitious
b) gentle but clever
c) loyal
d) honest but ambitious
[Annual Exam – 2022]
Ans. c) loyal
15) Duncan visited
a) Banquo’s castle
b) Macduff’s castle
c) Malcolm’s castle
d) Macbeth’s castle
[Annual Exam – 2022]
Ans. d) Macbeth’s castle
Othello (M.C.Q.)
1)Othello was highly esteemed and revered because –
a)he was dark in complexion
b)he was a valiant soldier
c)he could tell wonderful stories
d)he married Desdemona
[Annual Exam – 2014]
Ans. b)he was a valiant soldier
2)Desdemona was the daughter of –
a)Iago
b)Cassio
c)Brabantio
d)The Duke of Venice
[Annual Exam – 2014, 2020, 2022]
Ans. c)Brabantio
3)Othello had promoted to Cassio to the rank of –
a)General
b)Duke
d)Lieutenant
d)Senator
[Annual Exam – 2015, 2018, 2022]
Ans. d)Lieutenant
4)The Turks had prepared to invade –
a)Cyprus
b)Africa
c)France
d)Venice
[Annual Exam – 2015, 2018]
Ans. a)Cyprus
5)In describing Othello’s restlessness the drugs that Shakespeare mentions as failing to bring him peace –
a)Hasish and poppy
b)Poppy and Mandragora
c)Hemp and Nightshade
d)Hemlock and Poppy
[Annual Exam – 2016]
Ans. b)Poppy and Mandragora
6)Iago was –
a)good at heart
b)learned
c)very religious
d)crafty
[Annual Exam – 2016]
Ans. d)crafty
7)Othello accused Desdemona of being –
a)jealous
b)selfish
c)suspicious
d)unfaithful
[Annual Exam – 2017]
Ans. d)unfaithful
8)Othello’s first gift to Desdemona was a –
a)fan
b)gown
c)book
d)handkerchief
[Annual Exam – 2017,2019]
Ans. d)handkerchief
9)Othello’s tradegy lies ih his –
a)trust on Iago
b)pride
c)cruelty
d)extreme love for Cassio
[Annual Exam – 2019]
Ans. a)trust on Iago
10) After the trial Othello readily went to –
a)Desdemona
b)War of Cyprus
c)Florence
d)War of Turkey
[Annual Exam – 2020]
Ans. d)War of Turkey
11) Who stole the handkerchief?
a) Cassio
b) lago
c) Emilia, wife of lago
d) Montano
[Annual Exam – 2022]
Ans. c) Emilia, wife of lago
Twelfth Night (M.C.Q.)
1)Viola was the twin sister of –
a)Orsino
b)Sebastian
c)Cesario
d)Olivia
[Annual Exam – 2014]
Ans. b)Sebastian
2)Olivia invited Sebastian because –
a)She mistook Sebastian to be Cesario
b)Sebastian was a rich man
c)She was in love with Sebastian
d)Sebastian was allowed to use Antonio’s purse
[Annual Exam – 2014]
Ans. a)She mistook Sebastian to be Cesario
3)Viola mourned the loss of her –
a)ship
b)brother
c)valuables
d)relatives
[Annual Exam – 2015]
Ans. b)brother
4)The place of shipwreck was the coast of –
a)English Channel
b)Illyria
c)Pacific Ocean
d)Atlantic Ocean
[Annual Exam – 2015, 2018]
Ans. b)Illyria
5)Olivia mistook Sebastian to be –
a)Orsino
b)Charles
c)Cesario
d)Antonio
[Annual Exam – 2016]
Ans. c)Cesario
6)In the song desired by Orsino the singer wants to be buried where –
a)the flowers grow
b)the sad true lover may never find him
c)the grass is greenest
d)the birds sing
[Annual Exam – 2016]
Ans. b)the sad true lover may never find him
7)The offence committed by Antonio for which he was arrested –
a)he had killed the Duke’s nephew
b)he had killed the Duke
c)he had injured the Duke’s nephew
d)he had injured the Duke
[Annual Exam – 2017, 2019]
Ans. c)he had injured the Duke’s nephew
8)Viola, in the disguise of a boy, took the name
a)Antonio
b)Oberon
c)Cesario
d)Sebastian
[Annual Exam – 2017]
Ans. c)Cesario
9)Olivia married –
a)Orsino
b)Sebastian
c)Cesario
d)Antonio
[Annual Exam – 2018]
Ans. b)Sebastian
10)The Duke, Orsino confined to Cesario the account of his love for –
a)Rosalind
b)Ophelia
c)Viola
d)Olivia
[Annual Exam – 2019]
Ans. d)Olivia
11)By nature Sebastian was –
a)coward
b)weak
c)brave
d)clever
[Annual Exam – 2020]
Ans. c)brave
12)Viola was introduced at the Duke’s court as –
a)a page of the Duke
b)a maid servant
c)an officer
d)the Duke’s wife
[Annual Exam – 2020]
Ans. a)a page of the Duke
