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1. What period is considered as Shakespeare’s lost years?

• A. 1585 - 1592

• B. 1586 - 1594

• C. 1592 - 1603 

2. Which was Shakespeare’s keenness of mind applied to?

• A. abstruse or remote subjects

• B. human beings and their complete range of emotions and conflicts

• C. religion

3. What did Shakespeare explore in social hierarchy?

• A. the complexity and humanity of every character, regardless of their social position

• B. the complexity and humanity of the poor

• C. the life of king

4. What was unique about his writing?

• A. unrhymed

• B. rhymed

• C. unrhymed iambic pentameter, called blank verse

5. What are three types of plays that Shakespeare wrote?

• A. Tragedy, comedy, history

• B. Tragedy, comedy, religion

• C. Comedy, religion, history

6. Who said that Shakespeare was not of an age but all time?

• A. Ben Johnson

• B. Macbeth

• C. Julius Caesar

7. How many plays and sonnets did William Shakespeare write in total?

• A. 35 plays and 154 sonnets

• B. 37 plays and 150 sonnets

• C. 39 plays and 154 sonnets