Shakespeare Intro

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

• 47 or 48
• 37 or 38
• 100+
• 15

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Shakespeare helped to build this theater and staged most of his plays there.

• The Whitefriar
• The Rose
• The Swan
• The Globe 

William Shakespeare married...

• Anne Hathaway
• Elizabeth Bennett
• Miriam Shakespeare
• Demi Moore

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How old was Shakespeare when he married Anne Hathaway?

• 16 years old
• 17 years old
• 20 years old
• 18 years old

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Where was Shakespeare born?

• Stanford-upon-Avon
• Stratford-upon-Avon
• Stafford-upon-Thames
• London

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Shakespeare was ...

• an actor and a playwright
• an actor, a novelist and a playwright
• a playwright and a poet
• an actor, a playwright and a poet

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How many lines make up a Shakespearean sonnet?

• 13
• 14
• 15
• 16

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Queen Elizabeth I was Shakespeare's ___.

• Mistress
• Patron
• Mother
• Wife

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What is a groundling?

• Audience members who had to stand at the Globe.
• People who got the worst seats at the Globe.
• Actors who were bad and were heckled at the Globe.
• Rich people who got to sit in seats at the Globe.

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Who played female roles in the original production of Shakespeare's plays?

• Women
• Men and Women
• Young Boys and Men
• Young ladies

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