wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Shakespeare & Elizabethan England Background Ver. 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Shakespeare born?

a)

London

b)

Stratford-Upon-Avon

c)

Kingston-Upon-Thames

d)

Verona

2.

Which of the following languages did Shakespeare study?

a)

French

b)

Greek

c)

Latin

d)

Italian

3.

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

a)

2

b)

23

c)

38

d)

154

4.

When is it believed that Shakespeare died?

a)

April 23, 1564

b)

September 16, 1594

c)

July 22, 1603

d)

April 23, 1616

5.

Who was the monarch of England during Shakespeare's day?

a)

Queen Mary

b)

King Henry IV

c)

Queen Elizabeth I

d)

Queen Victoria

6.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Black Death?

a)

Contaminated food

b)

No sewage or garbage systems

c)

People living in close contact with one another

d)

Rat and flea infestations

7.

Which of Shakespeare's plays was written to impress King James' interest in superstition?

a)

The King's Men

b)

Daemonologie

c)

Othello

d)

Macbeth

8.

What type of play is Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Comedy

b)

History

c)

Tragedy

d)

Romance

9.

Which of the following was NOT one of Shakespeare's plays?

a)

Venus and Adonis

b)

Much Ado About Nothing

c)

Richard III

d)

Julius Caesar

10.

How many words is Shakespeare said to have created?

a)

154

b)

1700

c)

2000

d)

1623

11.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Shakespearean sonnet?

a)

Narrative style

b)

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG Rhyme Scheme

c)

Written in iambic pentameter

d)

14 lines

12.

Who performed female roles on stage?

a)

Women

b)

Young girls

c)

Men

d)

Young boys

13.

How many times did the Bubonic Plague close the theaters?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

14.

Shakespeare's theater company changed their names to The King's Men. Which king was their patron?

a)

George III

b)

Edward III

c)

James I

d)

Henry VIII

15.

A remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by other players.

a)

Dialogue

b)

Aside

c)

Monologue

d)

Allusion

16.

When the audience of a play understands what's going on in a situation while the characters are unaware of what is happening.

a)

Dramatic foil

b)

Blank verse

c)

Dramatic irony

d)

Prose

17.

A device when a character speaks to him/herself, relating thoughts and feelings, thereby also sharing them with the audience, giving off the illusion of being a series of unspoken reflections.

a)

Soliliquoy

b)

Monologue

c)

Pun

d)

Sarcasm

18.

A literary device where words express something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean.

a)

Blank verse

b)

Pun

c)

Dramatic irony

d)

Sarcasm

19.

Where did the phrase: "Be all and end all" come from?

a)

Othello

b)

King Lear

c)

Macbeth

d)

The Tempest

20.

From which play did the phrase "fight fire with fire" originate?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

The Merchant of Venice

c)

Henry VI

d)

King John