Shakespeare

Where was Shakespeare born?

• Stratford-upon-Avon, UK

• London, England

• Berlin, Germany

• New York, NY

When did Shakespeare live?

• April 1564-1616

• November 1996-2020

• August 1776-1825

• October 1111-1162

What was Shakespeare's job?

• playwright

• painter

• singer

• teacher

What two famous people did he perform/write for?

• Queen Elizabeth I and King James

• Queen Victoria and King Charles

• Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip

• Princess Buttercup and Westley

Which theatre is most often associated with Shakespeare?

• The Globe Theatre

• Broadway

• The Castle Theatre

• He performed on the streets

Which is NOT a Shakespeare play?

• Hamlet

• Macbeth

• The Crucible

• King Lear

Aside from plays, what is Shakespeare known for writing?

• novels

• short stories

• sonnets

• tv scripts

Shakespeare most often wrote in . . .

• iambic pentameter

• iambic tetrameter

• dactylic hexameter

• trochaic octameter

Which is NOT a Shakespearean genre?

• comedy

• tragedy

• history

• romance

Tragedies end in . . .

• the downfall of the hero

• a marriage

• a long monologue

• a silly song