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Shakespeare Quiz

The Bard in German

A German Quiz on Shakespeare’s Plays

This quiz is based on our feature, Shakespeare in German. In that article we discuss the popularity of the Bard in Germany and the many German-English translations of Shakespeare's works. You should review that article before taking the following quiz. After taking the quiz, if you want to, you can request an annotated answer key from your Guide. See below for details.

This is a self-scoring quiz with a total of 10 questions. In the chart below the English and German titles don't match. In the column on the left, you need to type in the LETTER of the correct answer. (Be sure to type your answers with CAPITAL letters - Großbuchstaben!)

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Q U I Z
Shakespeare Plays in German
INSTRUCTIONS:
Type in the LETTER of the correct German title (A-J) for the English titles 1-10. Be sure to use only CAPITAL letters!
Correct
ANSWER
A, B, etc.		 ENGLISH DEUTSCH
1. “All's Well That Ends Well” A. »Der Kaufmann von Venedig«
2. “Love's Labour's Lost” B. »Wie es euch gefällt«
3. “A Midsummer-Night's Dream” C. »Die beiden Veroneser«
4. “Twelfth-Night” D. »Ende gut, alles gut«
5. “Much Ado About Nothing” E. »Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung«
6. “The Taming of the Shrew” F. »Der Sturm«
7. “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” G. »Verlorene Liebesmüh«
8. “As You Like It” H. »Was ihr wollt«
9. “The Tempest” I. »Viel Lärm um Nichts«
10. “The Merchant of Venice” J. »Ein Sommernachtstraum«
NOTE: If you want to find more information about these titles, see the Shakespeare in German link under Related Links below.

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