William Shakespeare Background Quiz

When was Shakespeare born?

• In 1698

• In 1572

• In 1564

• In 1645

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Where was Shakespeare born?

• Stratford-upon-Avon
• Avon-upon-Starford
• Avon
• Stratford

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Who was Shakespeare's wife?

• Jane Beryl Wilde

• Anne Hathaway

• Virginia Woolf

• Jacqueline Roque

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Shakespeare was a writer. He wrote...

• plays

• books

• songs

• sonnets

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Who acted in Shakespeare´s time?

• Women

• men and women

• boys and girls

• men and boys

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How many words did Shakespeare introduce into the English language?

• 1000

• 3000

• 2000

• 4000

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Shakespeare's plays were performed at this theatre...

• The Oval
• The Globe
• The Horseshoe
• The Colosseum 

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The Globe Theater is in what city?

• Madrid

• London

• Rome

• Paris

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How many plays did Shakespeare write?

• 42

• 32

• 37

• 21

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He wrote 37 plays. Which of these are his?

• Romeo and Juliet

• The Glass Menagerie

• Cupid's Revenge

• The Taming of the Shrew

• Julius Caesar

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