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Hamlet is the prince of which country?

  1. England
  2. Italy
  3. Denmark
  4. Scotland

Which character speaks the line "To be, or not to be: that is the question"?

  1. King Lear
  2. Othello
  3. Macbeth
  4. Hamlet

Who persuades Macbeth to murder King Duncan?

  1. Lady Macbeth
  2. Macduff
  3. Banquo
  4. The Porter

Who is the villain who deceives Othello?

  1. Iago
  2. Roderigo
  3. Cassio
  4. Brabantio

In which Italian city is "Romeo and Juliet" mainly set?

  1. Verona
  2. Rome
  3. Florence
  4. Venice

Which of King Lear's daughters remains faithful to him?

  1. Desdemona
  2. Regan
  3. Goneril
  4. Cordelia

In "Julius Caesar", Caesar's dying words "Et tu, Brute?" are spoken to:

  1. Octavius
  2. Mark Antony
  3. Cassius
  4. Brutus

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