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Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is responsible for the First Folio?
a)
John Hemingway and Henry Court
b)
John Heminge and Henry Condell
c)
Jacob Hawthorne and Henderson Atwell
2.
How many plays were published in the First Folio?
a)
10
b)
29
c)
17
d)
36
3.
The First Folio was published in 1623. How old would he have been?
a)
71
b)
68
c)
59
d)
57
4.
William lived through the Black Death.
a)
true
b)
false
5.
Why is Shakespeare called the BARD?
a)
He was the most published author of all time.
b)
He was both an accomplished actor and a writer.
c)
He was favored by more monarchies than any other writer of his time.
d)
He is considered the greatest poet who ever lived.
6.
When did Shakespeare die?
a)
April 23,1616
b)
July 22,1832
c)
September 16,1759
d)
April 26,1737
7.
How many beats are in a Shakespeare line?
a)
8
b)
9
c)
12
d)
10
8.
How many of Shakespeare's plays were published during his lifetime?
a)
TWO
b)
FIFTEEN
c)
THIRTY-SIX
d)
NONE
9.
When was William Shakespeare born?
a)
1564
b)
1534
c)
1536
d)
1546
10.
Whom did Shakespeare marry?
a)
Queen Elizabeth
b)
Anne Hathaway
c)
Juliet
d)
Vivian
11.
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
a)
37
b)
17
c)
27
d)
57
12.
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
a)
Double Rainbow
b)
Couplet
c)
Prose
d)
Dialogue
13.
Plays were performed during the ______
a)
morning
b)
afternoon
c)
night
d)
anytime
14.
In Act 1, Scene 1, which of the following is NOT a reaction Hippolyta has to Theseus’ judgment?
a)
alarm
b)
disappointment
c)
approval
d)
satisfaction
15.
"EGEUS: Enough, enough, my lord; you have enough: I beg the law, the law, upon his head. They would have stolen away; they would, Demetrius, Thereby to have defeated you and me, You of your wife and me of my consent, Of my consent that she should be your wife."
The word “defeated” is best understood to mean
a)
cheated
b)
conquered
c)
frustrated
d)
vanquished
16.
Which university did William Shakespeare attend?
a)
Glasgow
b)
None
c)
Oxford
d)
Cambridge
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