Shakespeare Biography

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What does the word play-write mean?

• He wrote stories.

• He is famous.

• He was a king.

• He is was poor.

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Do historians 100% know Shakespeare's birthday?

• No, they think it's the 23rd of April.

• Yes, they know it's the 23rd of April.

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Shakespear's Mother was a local-landed heiress. This means:

• She had lots of money.

• She was from a poor family.

• Her family was part of the monarchy.

• She had many children.

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Which of Shakespeare’s Children died of unknown causes at age 11?

• Hamnet

• Susanna

• Judith

• Romeo

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How did Shakespeare make money and become rich?

• He was famous for his plays.

• He bought houses to rent.

• He sold tickets to his theatre preformances.

• He did't make money, he was very poor.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the types of plays Shakespeare wrote?

• comedy

• history

• tragedy

• romance

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What is the name of this building?

• The World's Theater

• The Globe Theater

• The Orb Theater

• The Sphere Theater

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Shakespeare died of a fever after a night of "merry-making," what was he doing?

• He was acting in play.

• He was sleeping in bed.

• He was drinking.

• He was acting in a play.