Shakespeare Bio Quiz Mr. T

What was the complete name of Shakespeare's wife?

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Shakespeare's plays are in three categories. Mark the category that was not a style of his plays.

• Tragedy

• Romance

• Comedy

• Historical

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Shakespeare wrote 154 of this type of poem. What is the name of this poem type?

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Choose the best answer in reaction to this statement: In addition to his acting and writing ventures, Shakespeare also had a successful farm that produced and sold great quantities of grains. He was a farmer at heart.

• True

  He often spent his weekends reading his poems to his vegetable plants

• True

  He knew that food would always be in demand and dedicated his spare time to cultivating it.

• False

  He bought grains from other farms to sell to desperate neighbors at a profit.

• False

  He was already wealthy from his writing and acting.

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In your own words, describe at least one conspiracy theory related to William Shakespeare.

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This is a type of metric line used in traditional English poetry and verse drama.

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What was the name of the theater that Shakespeare was an owner of?

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