Shakespeare background - interactive video

Where was William Shakespeare born?

• London, England

• Stratford-Upon-Avon

• Edinburgh, Scotland

In what year was Shakespeare born?

• 1564

• 1664

• 1464

• 1764

What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?

• Elizabeth I

• Anne Hathaway

• Mary Arden

• Susanna Hall

Shakespeare had 3 children. What was the name of the son who died?

• Anne Hathaway

• Hanlet

• Hamnet

By 1597, Shakespeare had already written _____ of the total ______ plays he wrote in his lifetime.

• all 37 of them

• 15 out of the 50 total

• 15 out of 37 total

Shakespeare was a writer and a businessman. What business did he open?

• The Curtain Theatre

• The Rose Theatre

• The Swan Theatre

• The Globe Theatre

What are the different types of Shakespeare plays? Check all that apply.

• Histories

• Comedies

• Tragedies

• Tragic comedies

What is the play "King Lear" about?

• A king who divides his kingdom equally among his daughters

• A king leaving his queen because he loves another woman

• A king who divides his kingdom to his daughters based on how much they love him

• A king who is forced from his thrown for mistreating the poor

What is partly the reason Shakespeare became a poet?

• He had been writing poetry since the age of 7

• The plague closed the theater and he needed another method of making money

• People were demanding poetry from him because they enjoyed his plays

• His wife made him write poetry to show how much he loved her

True or False: Shakespeare made up words.

• True

• False