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All The World's A Stage

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Shakespeare born?

a)

London

b)

Birmingham

c)

Stratford-upon-Avon

d)

Stanford-upon-Thames

2.

Who did Shakespeare marry?

a)

Anne Hathaway

b)

Queen Elizabeth

c)

Mary Arden

d)

Juliet Capulet

3.

How many children did William Shakespeare have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

He didn't have any children

4.

What was Shakespeare's theatre called?

a)

The Globe

b)

The Earth

c)

The Circle

d)

The King's Men

5.
Shakespeare was ...
a)
an actor and a playwright
b)
an actor, a novelist and a playwright
c)
a playwright and a poet
d)
an actor, a playwright and a poet
6.

During his lifetime, Shakespeare wrote approximately a total of ...?

a)

28 plays and 144 sonnets

b)

38 plays and 154 sonnets

c)

48 plays and 164 sonnets

d)

48 plays and 154 sonnets

7.

Shakespeare's plays are categorized in what 3 genres?

a)

Comedy, Romance, Drama

b)

Tragedy, Romance, Action

c)

Comedy, Tragedy, History

d)

Romance, Horror, Drama

8.

Which of these titles was not written by Shakespeare?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

Twelfth Night

d)

Charlotte's Web

9.

Why did men play women's roles in Shakespeare's plays?

a)

Theaters were too dirty and dangerous.

b)

It was illegal for women to be onstage.

c)

Women did not like the theater.

d)

Women were busy tending to their families.

10.

Shakespeare died on?

a)

Mother's Day

b)

Father's Day

c)

His Birthday

d)

His Anniversary

11.

What is the name of the collection of Shakespeare's work that was compiled after his death?

a)

Shakespeare's Greatest Works

b)

The First Folio

c)

The Comedies, Tragedies and Histories of Shakespeare

d)

Shakespeare: Volume One