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WorksheetsWilliam Shakespeare and Drama
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What year was William Shakespeare born?
a)
1585
b)
1564
c)
1587
d)
1583
2.
William Shakespeare's hometown was called
a)
London
b)
Southampton
c)
Stratford
d)
England
3.
William Shakespeare's hometown was called
a)
London
b)
Southampton
c)
Stratford
d)
England
4.
Shakespeare's twins were named
a)
Romeo and Juliet
b)
Judith and Hamnet
c)
Hamlet and Judith
d)
John and Mary
5.
Name one thing that influenced Shakespeare's works.
a)
being a butcher
b)
the countryside
c)
deer poaching
d)
his father
6.
What was the original (first) name of Shakespeare's acting company?
a)
The Traveling Men
b)
The King's Men
c)
London's Men
d)
The Lord Chamberlain's Men
7.
The poems that Shakespeare wrote were called __________.
a)
comedies
b)
tragedies
c)
soliloquys
d)
sonnets
8.
As an adult, Shakespeare became a successful ______________________.
a)
actor
b)
playwright
c)
manager of an acting company
d)
all of the above
9.
Which was NOT a famous tragedy written by Shakespeare?
a)
Hamlet
b)
Othello
c)
Macbeth
d)
Oedipus Rex
10.
The words spoken between two characters in a play is called __________________.
a)
dialogue
b)
monologue
c)
soliloquy
d)
drama
11.
A light-heard play that makes people laugh is called a ____________________________.
a)
tragedy
b)
comedy
c)
drama
d)
dialogue
12.
A play that usually ends in the death of a hero is called a ___________________.
a)
tragedy
b)
comedy
c)
monologue
d)
soliloquy
13.
A person who writes a play is called a(n) _______________.
a)
author
b)
narrator
c)
playwright
d)
protagonist
14.
The famous theater in which Shakespeare performed and partly owned was called the ___________.
a)
World Theater
b)
London Theater
c)
Globe Theater
d)
Shakespearean Theater
15.
Who was the Queen during Shakespeare's life?
a)
Queen Victoria
b)
Queen Elizabeth
c)
Queen Anne
d)
Queen James
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