Shakespeare Plays

What is the name of the theatre associated with William Shakespeare?

• The Royal Theatre

• The London Theatre

• The Globe Theatre

• Shakespeare's Theatre

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What group of actors did Shakespeare work with?

• The Queen's Men

• The Lord Chamberlain's Men

• The King's Actors

• The Queen's Acting Company

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Which of the following is widely considered to be Shakespeare's most popular play?

• Romeo & Juliet

• King Lear

• Othello

• Hamlet

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Shakespeare most likely wrote so many plays because...

• He wanted to be an actor, so he starred in his own plays.

• He loved writing and poetry got boring for him.

• No one would listen to his poems or sonnets so he moved on to plays.

• He failed at all of his other jobs.

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Which monarch (king or queen) was on the throne during Shakespeare's time?

• Henry VIII

• William

• George

• Elizabeth

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Which of these plays were NOT written by Shakespeare?

• Hamnet

• Romeo and juliet

• Julio Caesar

• King Lear

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How many plays did Shakespeare credited with writing?

• 37

• 12

• 41

• 27

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Shakespeare's plays fall into three genres:

• comedies, tragedies, and romances

• romances, tragedies, histories

• histories, mysteries, romances

• comedies, tragedies, histories

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All of the movies below were adapted from Shakespeare plays except

• Iron Man

• Lion King

• Ten Things I Hate About You

• She's the Man

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Which is the most accurate description of Shakespeare's vocabulary

• He had a vocabulary of over 20,000 words; all of which are used in his plays

• He used over 30,000 words in his plays and then invented another 14,000

• He knew nearly a million words, and we see 100,000 in his plays

• Having limited education, his working (active) vocabulary was roughly that of a high school student today: 12-15,000

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