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WorksheetsWilliam Shakespeare
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was William Shakespeare?
a)
A musician
b)
A writer
c)
A footballer
d)
A singer
2.
When was he born?
a)
1545
b)
1000
c)
1560
d)
1564
3.
In which English city was he born?
a)
London
b)
Liverpool
c)
New York
d)
Stratford-upon-Avon
4.
Who was his wife?
a)
Mary Queen
b)
Anne Hathaway
c)
Beyoncé
d)
Judith Quiney
5.
When did he die?
a)
1616
b)
1606
c)
1578
d)
2013
6.
In which city can you find "his theatre"?
a)
Stratford-Upon-Avon
b)
Madrid
c)
Manchester
d)
London
7.
What was the name of that theatre?
a)
Globe
b)
Shakespeare´s theatre
c)
Hamlet
d)
Cliché
8.
Who was Shakespeare´s father?
a)
Hamnet Shakespeare
b)
Will Shakespeare
c)
José Shakespeare
d)
John Shakespeare
9.
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
a)
37
b)
17
c)
27
d)
57
10.
A story/scene that finishes sadly is a...
a)
Fiction
b)
Comedy
c)
Tragedy
d)
Science
11.
What did they use at Shakespeare´s plays in his time?
a)
Light
b)
Costumes
c)
Microphones
d)
Furniture
12.
Was William Shakespeare graduated at university?
a)
No
b)
Yes
c)
Maybe
d)
Yes, but he didn´t finish the career
13.
How many children did he have?
a)
3
b)
1
c)
2
d)
8
14.
At how many languages William Shakespeare´s works have been translated?
a)
100
b)
200
c)
5674
d)
80
15.
How many words did Shakespeare invent?
a)
30000
b)
10
c)
1700
d)
450
16.
One of the word that Shakespeare invented is...
a)
Car
b)
Bedroom
c)
Well
d)
Love
17.
Which of these is the most famous play written by Shakespeare?
a)
Julius Caesar
b)
Romeo and Juliet
c)
Othello
d)
Macbeth
18.
In the play, "The Merchant of Venice", who is the main character?
a)
Antonio
b)
Shylock
c)
Bassanio
d)
Lorenzo
19.
Who is Shylock?
a)
An Italian merchant
b)
A footballer
c)
A Jewish moneylender
d)
A Spanish prince
20.
What does Bassanio want to do?
a)
Become richer
b)
Travel around the world
c)
Be Antonio´s friend
d)
Marry with Portia
21.
How much does he need?
a)
4000 euros
b)
300 dollars
c)
3000 ducats
d)
3500 pounds
22.
Shylock lends the money to Antonio but with one condition. If the money isn´t given back until the day they set he will....
a)
Give him a pound of Antonio´s flesh
b)
Call the justice
c)
Pay him much more
d)
Swim in the beach
23.
If someone wants to marry Portia, has to choose one of the three caskets. Which one?
a)
Gold
b)
Lead
c)
Silver
d)
All of them
24.
Antonio´s ships sink. What it happens?
a)
He cries
b)
He goes to the sea
c)
He gets money
d)
He cannot pay the due
25.
Shylock has to reclaim Antonio´s piece of flesh but he doesn´t get anything because...
a)
The flesh was impossible to get out of Antonio´s body
b)
It was a piece of flesh, and he couldn´t split blood
c)
Antonio died
d)
Shylock didn´t want that piece of flesh
26.
What happens to Shylock after staying with no money?
a)
He runs out of Venice
b)
He runs out of Venice and marries a christian
c)
He dies
d)
He fights reclaiming that money
27.
How many of Antonio´s ships arrived at Venice?
a)
1
b)
300
c)
23
d)
3
28.
In the play "Romeo and Juliet" written by Shakespesare, with which of these names are the families called?
a)
Monetso and Capulet
b)
Montague and Capulati
c)
Montesqui and Capiulini
d)
Montague and Capulet
29.
Where is the play set?
a)
Verona
b)
Barcelona
c)
Mantua
d)
Rome
30.
What type of play is "Romeo and Juliet"?
a)
Tragedy
b)
Comedy
c)
Science fiction
d)
Tragedy and comedy
31.
How did Romeo die?
a)
Some soldiers killed him
b)
He shot himself
c)
He jumped from a tall building and fell off
d)
He drank poison
32.
How did Juliet die?
a)
She drank poison
b)
She killed herself with a sword
c)
Pris killed her with a gun
d)
She had drugs
33.
What happened after Romeo and Juliet died?
a)
The two families started to have good relationship
b)
Both of the families began a fight
c)
Capulets went to another city
d)
They made one family
34.
Where is "Hamlet" set?
a)
Spain
b)
UK
c)
USA
d)
Denmark
35.
Who kills king Hamlet?
a)
His son
b)
His soldiers
c)
His father
d)
His brother
36.
Who is Hamlet?
a)
Son of Claudius
b)
Son of King Hamlet
c)
Son of Horatio
d)
Ophelia´s brother
37.
Why does Hamlet want to kill Claudius?
a)
Because he killed Hamlet´s father to marry the queen and wants to take revenge
b)
To have the entire kingdom
c)
To be rich
d)
To be famous
38.
How did Hamlet know that Claudius killed his father?
a)
His mother told him
b)
A servant told him
c)
A bird told him
d)
King Hamlet´s spirit told him
39.
How was Hamlet killed?
a)
He was shot
b)
He was hurt with a sword
c)
He was hurt with a poisoned sword
d)
He drank poison
40.
Where is "Macbeth" set?
a)
In Ireland
b)
In UK
c)
In Norway
d)
In Senegal
41.
Who is Macbeth?
a)
The prince of Scotland
b)
A servant
c)
Thane of Glamis and Cawdor
d)
A dog
42.
Who tells Macbeth he will become the king?
a)
His father
b)
A soldier
c)
Three witches
d)
Cervantes
43.
To become the king of Scotland, he has to kill a lot of people. Who is the first one?
a)
One witch
b)
Duncan, the king of Scotland
c)
A doctor
d)
The English army
44.
Did he become the king of Scotland?
a)
Yes
b)
No, he wasn´t the king´s son
c)
Maybe, It isn´t clear
d)
No, he was killed
45.
Shakespeare also wrote poetry. His most famous works were....
a)
Sonnets
b)
Romances
c)
Myths
d)
Legends
46.
Shakespeare´s most famous works were tragedies but he has also comedies, such as...
a)
Othello
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Two Gentlemen of Verona
d)
King Lear
47.
One of the most famous charater in Shakespeare´s plays is the...
a)
Soldier
b)
Fool
c)
Servant
d)
Prince
48.
Shakespeare liked to write...
a)
Short sentences
b)
Exclamations
c)
Jokes
d)
Monologues
49.
How many plays were publish after Shakespeare´s death?
a)
10
b)
321
c)
36
d)
9
50.
The most famous sentence written by Shakespeare is...
a)
"This is the answer"
b)
"Shut up stupid witch"
c)
"Lives, honors, lands, and all hurry to loss"
d)
"To be or not to be, that is the question"
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