WorksheetsShakespeare: His Life and Times(from class notes)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What are the dates of Shakespeare's life?
1585-1620
1566-1600
1582-1616
1564-1616
Where was Shakespeare born?
London
England
Scotland
Stratford-upon-Avon
What was the name of Shakespeare's mother, who was the daughter of a wealthy landowner?
Marie
Mary
Megan
Melissa
Shakespeare's father was a glovemaker and a politician. What was his name?
Jackson
Jacob
John
Joshua
What school did Shakespeare attend?
Oxford
King's New School
University of Bologna(yes, its a university-the oldest one)
Stanford
Shakespeare's class subjects. Which one does not belong?
Rhetoric(Speech)
Logic/Mathematics
History
Latin
none of the above
Who did Shakespeare marry?
Ariana Hathaway
Anne Hathaway
Amelia Hathaway
Abigail Hathaway
What did Shakespeare have that made people the most superstitious?
bubonic plague
a traveling troupe(group of actors)
a fire at the theater
twins
Where was Shakespeare's theatre?
London
England
Scotland
Stratford-upon-Avon
He was member and part owner of the King's Men for this lord?
Lord Jonathan
Lord Henry
Lord Chadwick
Lord Chamberlain
What was the name of Shakespeare's theater?
The Globe Theater
Shakespeare's Theater
Anne's Theater
The Theater Globe
How many plays are firmly attributed to Shakespeare?
30
32
38
41
Which type of play had 4 plays?
comedies
histories
tragedies
romances
Which type of play had 14 plays?
comedies
histories
tragedies
romances
Which two plays had 10 plays? This requires 2 answers.
comedies
histories
tragedies
romances
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
124
134
154
164
Shakespeare wrote in...
Old English-language of Berwulf
Middle English-language of Malory
Early Modern English
Modern English
Shakespeare's plays used different types of speech to makes it understandable to...
peasants
nobility
middle class
children
all of the above
Who were not allowed to act on stage? It was against the law!
Men
Women
