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Intro to Shakespeare: His Life, Times, and Works

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In what year was Shakespeare born?
a)
1564
b)
1616
c)
1558
d)
1592
2.
Who did Shakespeare marry?
a)
Judith Sadler 
b)
Susanna Hall
c)
Anne Hathaway
d)
Mary Queen of Scots
3.
In what year was the Globe theater built?
a)
1594
b)
1599
c)
1608
d)
1613
4.
In 1603 Shakespeare's acting company, The Lord Chamberlain's Men, became the King's Men. Which king was their patron?
a)
George III
b)
James I
c)
Edward III
d)
Henry VIII
5.
What year did Shakespeare die?
a)
1599
b)
1616
c)
1623
d)
1642
6.
The Globe Theater is in what city?
a)
Madrid
b)
London
c)
Rome
d)
Paris
7.
Where was Shakespeare born?
a)
Stratford-upon-Avon
b)
Avon-upon-Starford
c)
Avon
d)
Stratford
8.
What was the religion of the country when Shakespeare was writing?
a)
Catholic
b)
Church of England
c)
Baptist
d)
Muslim
9.
How many words did Shakespeare create?
a)
1700
b)
200
c)
2500
d)
900
10.
Why did men play women's roles in Shakespeare's plays?
a)
because theaters were too dirty and dangerous
b)
because it was against the law for women to be onstage
c)
because women did not like the theater
d)
because women were busy being mothers 
11.
What is a tragedy?
a)
an event that causes conflict
b)
a dramatic work that is light and often humorous in tone
c)
a drama that results in a catastrophe-most often death-for the main characters
d)
they lived happily ever after
12.

What illness killed millions in Europe and Asia and closed many theaters?

a)

Influenza

b)

Black Death

c)

Chicken Pox

d)

Mumps

13.

What was the name of the acting company Shakespeare joined?

a)

Blue Man Group

b)

Broadway

c)

Lord Chamberlain's Men

d)

London Men's Group

14.

What is the name of the people who stood below the stage during performances?

a)

groundhogs

b)

orchestra

c)

groundlings

d)

actors

15.

In which play by Shakespeare can you read this quote: "to be or not to be, that is the question"

a)

Romeo and Juliet

b)

The King Lear

c)

Macbeth

d)

Hamlet

16.

Shakespeare was also known as...

a)

"The Queen's playwright"

b)

"The London Poet"

c)

"The best playwright"

d)

"The Bard of Avon"

17.

Shakespeare's plays fall into three genres:

a)

comedies, tragedies, and romances

b)

romances, tragedies, histories

c)

histories, mysteries, romances

d)

comedies, tragedies, histories

18.

The main religious conflict during Shakespeare's life was between

a)

Puritans and Protestants

b)

Catholics and Puritans

c)

Catholics and Protestants

d)

The Pop and Puritans

19.

All of the movies below were adapted from Shakespeare plays except

a)

Iron Man

b)

Lion King

c)

Ten Things I Hate About You

d)

She's the Man

20.

Macbeth was believed to have been written to please which monarch?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

Queen Elizabeth I

c)

King James I

d)

Mary Queen of Scots

21.

A long dramatic speech delivered by a single character in a play. It is a vocalization of the character’s thoughts.

a)

Soliloquy

b)

Monologue

c)

Prologue

d)

Sonnet

22.

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

a)

Monologue

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Verse

d)

Soliloquy

23.

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

a)

Verse

b)

Protagonist

c)

Aside

d)

Vocal Delivery

24.

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

a)

Prologue

b)

Protagonist

c)

Dramatic Irony

d)

Situational Irony

25.
Which of the following theater is NOT from Shakespeare's time?
a)
The Rose
b)
The Swan
c)
The Globe
d)
The Steeple