WorksheetsShakespeare...The Person
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
About when was Shakespeare born?
a)
April 23, 1654
b)
April 23, 1616
c)
April 23, 1564
d)
April 23, 1516
2.
What is Shakespeare mostly known for?
a)
books
b)
plays
c)
songs
d)
prayers
3.
In what city did Shakespeare primarily work as an adult?
a)
London
b)
Stratford-upon-Avon
c)
Newcastle
d)
Dublin
4.
What was/is The First Folio?
a)
The first play Shakespeare ever published.
b)
The first printed audience playbill ever.
c)
The current complete collection of Shakespeare's works.
d)
The first published collection of Shakespeare's plays.
5.
Who was the ruler of England during most of Shakespeare's time?
a)
James I
b)
Elizabeth I
c)
James II
d)
Elizabeth II
6.
Where do we get most of our information about Shakespeare?
a)
Shakespeare's diary
b)
Church records
c)
His plays
d)
His autobiography
7.
True or false: The theatre was popular with both royalty and common people in Shakespeare's time.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
About how many plays did Shakespeare write in all?
a)
27
b)
37
c)
47
d)
57
9.
What was Shakespeare's last play?
a)
The Two Noble Kinsmen
b)
Macbeth
c)
Hamlet
d)
Rome & Juliet
10.
In what theatre were most of Shakespeare's plays performed?
a)
The Queen's Theatre
b)
The Curtain
c)
The Rose
d)
The Globe
11.
What were the people who paid a penny to stand during a performance called?
a)
Groundlings
b)
Foundlings
c)
Commoners
d)
Paupers
12.
What was a woman's #1 job in Shakespeare's time?
a)
acting
b)
keeping house
c)
serving the queen
d)
marriage
13.
Which of the following is widely considered to be Shakespeare's most popular play?
a)
Romeo & Juliet
b)
King Lear
c)
Othello
d)
Hamlet
14.
Who did Shakespeare marry?
a)
Taylor Swift
b)
Kristin Stewart
c)
Jennifer Lawrence
d)
Anne Hathaway
15.
True or false: Shakespeare wrote poetry.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
When Shakespeare came on the scene, who was London's most popular playwright?
a)
Christopher Marlowe
b)
Queen Elizabeth
c)
Nick Johnson
d)
Geoffrey Rush
17.
Which Shakespeare play is The Lion King based on?
a)
Macbeth
b)
Hamlet
c)
Othello
d)
King Lear
18.
True or false: Many people consider Shakespeare to have been a feminist.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Which of the following is NOT a Shakespeare play?
a)
Two Gentlemen of Verona
b)
Comedy of Errors
c)
Twelfth Night
d)
The Canterbury Tales
20.
What do scholars generally consider to be Shakespeare's first play?
a)
Henry IV, Part 1
b)
Henry V, Part II
c)
Henry VI, Part 1
d)
Henry VIII, Part 2
21.
Which is NOT a category into which Shakespeare's plays are generally grouped?
a)
Comedies
b)
Dramas
c)
Tragedies
d)
Histories
22.
True or false: Some scholars believe there was no one person named William Shakespeare.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
What was NOT part of everyday life for all people in London during Shakespeare's time?
a)
The Black Plague
b)
Violence
c)
School
d)
Extreme differences between rich and poor
24.
Theatres in the 1500s and 1600s did not have special effects. What instead did theatres rely on to make a scene special?
a)
lights
b)
costumes
c)
seats
d)
curtains
25.
When did Shakespeare probably die?
a)
April 23, 1616
b)
April 23, 1564
c)
April 23, 1516
d)
April 23, 1664
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