Shakespeare Intro Quiz

How many plays are attributed to Shakespeare?

• 35
• 37
• 38
• 39

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What is the name of the town where Shakespeare grew up?

• London
• Scranton
• Canterbury
• Stratford upon Avon

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What is ironic about the accepted date of Shakespeare's death?

• It was Christmas day.
• It was the same day King James I died.
• It was his birthday.
• It was the same day his son died.

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What year was Shakespeare thought to be born?

• 1532
• 1564
• 1602
• 1643

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A story or play that ends UNHAPPILY is known as...

• Comedy
• Tragedy
• Fiction
• Sadness

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Shakespeare tried ALL of these professions, EXCEPT...

• poet
• playwright
• actor
• teacher

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How many children did Shakespeare have?

• Susanna, Hamnet and Judith (twins)
• Hamnet, Susanna and Jordan (twins)
• Judith, Shanna and Hamnet (twins)
• Susanna, Hamnet and Justine (twins)

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Shakespeare wrote...

• 37 plays and 158 sonnets

• 158 plays and 38 sonnets
• 74 poems, 47 plays, 747 sonnets
• No one knows exactly how many things he wrote.

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In Shakespeare's time all of the actors were men.

• True
• False

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What was Shakespeare's wife's name?

• Queen Elizabeth 
• Anne Hathaway
• Juliet Monroe
• Vivian Marlowe

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