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Shakespeare Introduction

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which month was Shakespeare baptized and believed to have been born?

a)

January

b)

February

c)

March

d)

April

2.

What was the name of the theater (company)?

a)

Globe

b)

Academy

c)

Oscar

d)

Tony

3.

Who's the main male character in the play we're going to read?

a)

Logan

b)

Aiden

c)

Jason

d)

Romeo

4.

Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night are examples of ____

a)

histories

b)

comedies

c)

tragedies

d)

tragicomedies

5.

Shakespeare lived in the _____ era.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Golden

c)

Roaring

d)

Industrial

6.

Who was the Queen of England from 1558-1603?

a)

Isabella

b)

Elizabeth

c)

Rylie

d)

Tiffany

7.

A _____ is a 14-line poem with a formal rhyme scheme.

a)

epic

b)

haiku

c)

sonnet

d)

aside

8.

What's the name of the city where Shakespeare was born and died?

a)

Hugo

b)

Stratford-upon-Avon

c)

London

d)

Hemet

9.

Who was the king of England, Ireland, and Scotland between 1567-1625?

a)

James

b)

John

c)

Ashton

d)

Kayden

10.

What's the name of the country where Shakespeare lived and worked?

a)

United States of America

b)

Scotland

c)

Ireland

d)

England

11.

A person who acts is an ____

a)

star

b)

mogul

c)

actor or actress

d)

narcissist

12.

What's the name of the city where Shakespeare earned a living?

a)

Oklahoma City

b)

Stratford-upon-Avon

c)

London

d)

Antlers

13.

Henry VI and Richard II are examples of _____

a)

histories

b)

comedies

c)

tragedies

d)

tragicomedies

14.

Macbeth and Hamlet are examples of _____

a)

histories

b)

comedies

c)

tragedies

d)

tragicomedies

15.

Who's the main female character in the play we're going to read?

a)

Jennifer

b)

Juliet

c)

Amya

d)

Laniya

16.

A person who write plays is called a __________

a)

poet

b)

scholar

c)

playwright

d)

patron

17.

A person who writes poems is a ______

a)

poet

b)

scholar

c)

playwright

d)

patron

18.

Julius Caesar and Romeo & Juliet are examples of Shakespearean _____

a)

poems

b)

salads

c)

siblings

d)

plays

19.

What was John Shakespeare's occupation?

a)

teacher

b)

writer

c)

merchant

d)

butcher

20.

Shakespeare is considered the ______ when it comes to drama.

a)

GOAT

b)

KOBE

c)

SHAQ

d)

JAMES