Introduction to Shakespeare

Shakespeare's born in 1564, who was his monarch at the time?

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Where was Shakespeare born?

• London

• Stratford-Upon-Avon

• Stratford

• Oxford

What was his wife's name?

• Elizabeth Hathaway

• Anne Hathaway

• Mary Hathaway

• Julia Hathaway

Answer explanation

What inheritance did Shakespeare famously gave his wife?

• The best bed

• Second best bed

• Their daughter's bed

• Just a bed...

How many plays did Shakespeare create?

• 37

• 48

• 42

• 24

Type as many Shakespeare's play as possible within 2 minutes.

Answer explanation

All's Well That Ends Well

As You Like It

Comedy of Errors

Love's Labour's Lost

Measure for Measure

Merchant of Venice

Merry Wives of Windsor

Midsummer Night's Dream

Much Ado about Nothing

Taming of the Shrew

Tempest

Twelfth Night

Two Gentlemen of Verona

Winter's Tale

HISTORIES

Henry IV, Part I

Henry IV, Part II

Henry V

Henry VI, Part I

Henry VI, Part II

Henry VI, Part III

Henry VIII

King John

Pericles

Richard II

Richard III

TRAGEDIES

Antony and Cleopatra

Coriolanus

Cymbeline

Hamlet

Julius Caesar

King Lear

Macbeth

Othello

Romeo and Juliet

Timon of Athens

Titus Andronicus

Troilus and Cressida

What is the name of the theatre associated with Shakespeare?

• The Globe Theatre

• The Shakespeare's Theatre

• The Royal Albert Hall

• The London Theatre

Answer explanation

Which two statements are true for Shakespeare's theatre at his time?

• Shakespeare rented the land from Elizabeth I

• Cross-dressing was prohibited

• Women could not act on stage

• Only English were allowed to act on stage

Answer explanation

What is the language that Shakespeare wrote in?

• English... duh...

• Old English

• Early Modern English

• Modern English

Answer explanation

Also known as Elizabethan English or Shakespearian English

What did Shakespeare do / write?

• Acting

• Play

• Poems

• All of the above