Shakespeare Background Quiz

What is the name of the theatre associated with William Shakespeare?

• The Royal Theatre

• The London Theatre

• The Globe Theatre

• Shakespeare's Theatre

Where was Shakespeare born?

• Stratford-Upon-Avon

• London

• Oxford

• Liverpool

Which of these plays was written by Shakespeare?

• Hamlet

• Macbeth

• A Midsummer Night's Dream

• All of them

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

• 37

• 52

• 13

• 48

What was his wife's name?

• Mary Hathaway

• Anne Hathaway

• Susan Hathaway

• Elizabeth Hathaway

How many sonnets did shakespeare write?

• 154

• 200

• 120

• 75

How many children did Shakespeare have?

• 1

• 4

• 3

• 2

Shakespeare was ...

• a playwright

• a poet

• an actor

• all of the above

The theaters had elaborate sets and props.

• True

• False

What happened to the original Globe Theater?

• It burned down.

• The Vikings tore it down.

• It was taken as part of a treaty with Greece.

• It was torn down so that a newer, better theater could be built.