Department of English

In which year was Shakespeare's First Folio published?

• 1564

• 1623

• 1616

• 1609

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'Astrophel and Stella' is written by

• Spenser

• Philip Sidney

• Shakespeare

• Chaucer

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Can you identify the picture?

• A Gothic building

• An medieval inn

• Queen Elizabeth's palace

• Globe theatre

Answer explanation

It's related to Shakespeare

Who is credited for his 'mighty blank-verse'?

• Thomas Kyd

• William Shakespeare

• Christopher Marlowe

• John Milton

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The Puritans shut down all theatres in

• 1640

• 1642

• 1659

• 1660

Answer explanation

Civil war broke out in that year.

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