WorksheetsShakespeare Background and Vocab Words Info
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins
When was Shakespheare born?
1776
1616
1296
1564
When did Shakespeare die?
1616
1564
1776
1812
What country was he born in?
France
England
Netherlands
Denmark
Name the town Shakespheare was born in.
Paris
London
Warwickshire
Stratford-upon-Avon
Name the name of his birthplace
Stratford-upon-Avon
The Birthplace
Warwickshire
none of the above
What were his parents names?
Anne Hatheway
John Shakespheare
Mary Arden
choices 1 and 2
choices 2 and 3
What was Shakespheare's wife's name?
Queen Elizabeth I
Mary Arden
Anne Hatheway
Judith
What were his children's names?
Hamnet
Judith
Susana
all of the above
What religion did he believe in?
Protestant
Christianity
A Jewish religion
Islam
none of the above
Who was under rule during his time?
Judith
Queen Elizabeth I
Anne Hatheway
King Henry I
What style did the ruler of Shakespeare's time follow?
a monarch
a democracy
an oligarchy
none of the above
How many plays did Shakespheare write?
420
154
37
21
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write
1
89
37
154
What is a sonnet?
a literary element.
a show that had a form of decoration on a stage; performed in front of people.
a little song or sound lyric. It had a specific rhyme to it.
none of the above
Which of the following statements about the Elizabethan time period is true?
The king or queen had absolute power, meaning that they controlled everyone/everything.
Their government had ab assembly, which discussed about laws, etc.
The people believed that god appointed the king or queen to rule the throne
They relied on the people to make decisions.
How was the social class-system like?
there was no social class system.
children where at the top, then peasants, people in between, nobility and the people at the bottom where the kings/queens.
king and queens were at the top, then nobility, then the people that where educated, peasants and children were at the bottom.
How did the Queen/nobility people dress compared to the peasants?
they all wore costumes
Queens/nobility wore corsets, elegant/elaborate looking clothes while peasants wore regular clothes: suitable for work.
clothing was the same
Peasants wore corsets, elegant/elaborate looking clothes while the Queens/nobility wore regular clothes: suitable for work.
What was the Globe theater?
a dome (circular) building, containing a top that was open because it relied on the sunlight for lighting.
a building that has many artifacts about Shakespeare.
a large globe.
none of the above
What were the front seats called?
rows
it had no specific name
front seats
groundlings
How was attending a theater different from today?
They had extreme scenery, costumes, etc...
They had very few costumes/props, and a little scenery.
Etiquette was very different. It was very common for people to walk around, to hear people speaking and commenting on the performance.
People threw tomatoes at actors of they weren't performing to their standards.
People were very polite.
True or False: Women or girls were not allowed to perform and it was considered unseemly (it was not appropriate or proper). Men would actually dress up like girls to play female parts.
True
False
What types of plays did Shakespeare write?
Histories, Comedies and Tragedies
Histories, only
Comedies and Histories
Tragedies, only
Tragedies and Comedies
How may acts did Shakespearean plays have?
1
2
5
10
Where was he buried?
at his home
he was cremated
in France
in Stratford-upon-Avon church
What type of play is, "Romeo and Juliet"?
a comedy
a tragedy
history
educational
