William Shakespeare's Life and Times Quiz

When was William Shakespeare baptized?

• 29 April 1564

• 25 April 1564

• 26 April 1564

• 23 April 1564

What was the name of William Shakespeare's father?

• John Shakespeare

• Robert Arden

• Richard Shakespeare

• John Hathaway

Where did William Shakespeare grow up? (What street that was labeled as the 'birthplace')

• Stratford-Upon-Avon

• Shottery

• Wilmcote

• Henley Street

At what age did Shakespeare most likely leave school?

• 14

• 16

• 12

• 18

In what year did Shakespeare marry Anne Hathaway?

• 1585

• 1590

• 1582

• 1580

What was the name of Shakespeare's first published poem?

• Venus and Adonis

• Romeo and Juliet

• Macbeth

• Hamlet

In what year did Shakespeare buy New Place in Stratford?

• 1600

• 1602

• 1597

• 1595

When did Shakespeare retire to Stratford?

• After 1611

• 1613

• 1615

• 1609

How many plays were included in the first folio of Shakespeare's works?

• 36

• 32

• 38

• 34

When did Shakespeare die?

• 26 April 1616

• 25 April 1616

• 24 April 1616

• 23 April 1616