Exploring Shakespeare: A Quiz on His Life and Works

Exploring Shakespeare: A Quiz on His Life and Works

10th Grade

10 Qs

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Exploring Shakespeare: A Quiz on His Life and Works

Exploring Shakespeare: A Quiz on His Life and Works

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English

10th Grade

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Created by

Michael Hatcher

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where was William Shakespeare born?

Stratford-upon-Avon

Oxford

London

Cambridge

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of plays did Shakespeare start writing in the early 1590s?

Tragedies

Tragicomedies

Histories

Comedies

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what year did Shakespeare's company change its name to the King's Men?

1603

1599

1600

1616

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which play is an example of Shakespeare's work from his middle period?

Othello

King Lear

The Tempest

Macbeth

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these phrases is commonly misattributed to the Bible but actually originates from Shakespeare?

Give up the ghost

To thine own self be true

The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune

The writing on the wall

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the starting scenario of the play 'King Lear'?

A royal wedding

A king's journey to find a successor

A king dividing his kingdom based on his daughters' declarations of love

A battle over a kingdom

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a significant reason for Shakespeare turning to poetry in the early 1590s?

Financial bankruptcy

Personal illness

The closure of theaters due to plague

The closure of theaters due to war

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