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Sassy & Caiti Shakespeare Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What day was Shakespeare born and what day did he die?

a)

April 13

b)

April 23

c)

April 28

d)

April 19

2.

Where was Shakespeare born and buried?

a)

London, England

b)

Cheshire, England

c)

Stratford, England

d)

Kent, England

3.

What were his parents names?

a)

John and Elizabeth

b)

William and Mary

c)

Ann and James

d)

John and Mary

4.

Shakespeare attended grammar school and was self taught after that.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What year did he marry Anne Hathaway?

a)

1572

b)

1564

c)

1587

d)

1582

6.

Shakespeare had how many kids?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

3

7.

Shakespeare moved to London to pursue .....

a)

Acting

b)

Painting

c)

Writing

d)

Blacksmith

8.

Who was very supportive of the theater?

a)

King Henry

b)

Queen Elizabeth

c)

King James

d)

Queen Mary

9.

When Elizabeth died, King Henry took the thrown...

a)

True

b)

False

10.

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

a)

37-38

b)

38-39

c)

40-41

d)

36-37

11.

Genres of Shakespeare's plays

a)

Comedies

b)

Sonnets

c)

Histories

d)

Tragedies

e)

Mystery

12.

Women played boys roles

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The theater had many different types of props

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What did the views throw is to show dislike?

a)

Tomatoes

b)

Potatoes

c)

Squash

d)

Apples

15.

Globe burned down after someone knocked over a candle...

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What year did Shakespeare retire?

a)

1612

b)

1621

c)

1619

d)

1613

17.

What year did he die?

a)

1613

b)

1614

c)

1616

d)

1619

18.

How many lines are in a Shakespeare sonnet?

a)

10

b)

13

c)

14

d)

17

19.

Which of these is a tragedy?

a)

Midsummer Night's Dream

b)

Henry Fourth

c)

Julius Ceasar

d)

All of the Above

20.

Which of these is a comedy?

a)

Taming the shrew

b)

Hamlet

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Macbeth