Wednesday, 23 September 2026

William Shakespeare — "All the World's a Stage" MCQ

The world is compared to a:
A) Book B) Stage C) Painting D) River
Answer: B

Men and women are compared to:
A) Kings B) Players/actors C) Shadows D) Soldiers
Answer: B

How many ages of man are described?
A) Five B) Six C) Seven D) Eight
Answer: C

The first age of man is:
A) Schoolboy B) Infant C) Lover D) Soldier
Answer: B

The infant is described as:
A) Laughing and playing B) Mewling and puking C) Crying loudly D) Sleeping peacefully
Answer: B

The schoolboy goes to school:
A) Eagerly B) Unwillingly, like a snail C) Running D) Riding a horse
Answer: B

The lover sighs like a:
A) Wind B) Furnace C) River D) Storm
Answer: B

The soldier seeks reputation even:
A) At night B) In the cannon's mouth C) In disguise D) At home
Answer: B

The justice is shown with:
A) A lean body B) A fair round belly C) Torn clothes D) No beard
Answer: B

The sixth age is called:
A) Pantaloon B) Justice C) Soldier D) Infant
Answer: A

In old age, the voice turns:
A) Louder B) Toward childish treble C) Deeper D) Silent
Answer: B

The last stage is described as:
A) Full of wisdom B) Second childishness and mere oblivion C) Full of strength D) Romantic
Answer: B

"Sans" means:
A) With B) Without C) Beside D) Beyond
Answer: B

The extract is from Shakespeare's play:
A) Hamlet B) As You Like It C) Macbeth D) Othello
Answer: B

Synonym of "mewling":
A) Whimpering B) Laughing C) Singing D) Shouting
Answer: A

Antonym of "unwillingly":
A) Reluctantly B) Willingly C) Slowly D) Sadly
Answer: B

Which sentence CANNOT be changed to passive voice: "All the world's a stage"?
A) It becomes "A stage is all the world's" B) It becomes "The world is staged" C) It cannot be changed — "is" here is a linking verb with no object D) It becomes "A stage is being made"
Answer: C

Passive voice of "The soldier seeks reputation":
A) Reputation is sought by the soldier B) Reputation was sought by the soldier C) The soldier is sought by reputation D) Reputation seeks the soldier
Answer: A

Change to future tense: "He plays many parts."
A) He played many parts B) He will play many parts C) He is playing many parts D) He has played many parts
Answer: B

Synonym of "oblivion":
A) Memory B) Forgetfulness C) Awareness D) Intelligence
Answer: B

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