Intro to Shakespeare Ithaca

What were Shakespeare's twins called?​ (a)  

• Hamnet and Judith
• Hamlet and Judy
• Hamster and Juno
• Harry and June

What was the first purpose-built theatre in London called?

• The Globe

• The Theatre

• The Swan

• The Curtain

Reorder the following according to the year they were written (earliest first)

• Macbeth

• Hamlet

• Romeo and Juliet

• Much Ado About Nothing

• The Comedy of Errors

Shakespeare lived and wrote under which 2 monarchs?​ (a)  

• Elizabeth I and James I
• Elizabeth II and Charles I
• William and Mary
• Victoria and George I
• James II and Elizabeth I

The American actor who had the Globe reconstructed in 1997 was Sam​ (a)  

• Wanamaker
• Williams
• Winnebago
• Wallathumper
• Waterford

Shakespeare owned shares in the Globe Theatre

• True

• False

What was the name of the indoor theatre Shakespeare's company bought in 1609?​ (a)  

• Blackfriars
• Whitefriars
• Embankment
• Whitechapel
• Black Convent

Shakespeare's wife was pregnant when they married?

• True

• False

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?​ (a)  

• 164
• 182
• 100
• 99
• 220
• 256
• 135

Which of these statements is NOT true?

• Shakespeare's plays ask questions

• Shakespeare's plays are full of ambiguities

• Shakespeare is a god who should never be criticised

• Shakespeare's theatre was realist in nature