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William Shakespeare

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where was W. Shakespeare born?
a)
London
b)
Birmingham
c)
Stratford-upon-Avon
2.
When was he born?
a)
23, April, 1500
b)
21, April, 1546
c)
23, April, 1564
3.
Who did he marry?
a)
Anne Hathaway
b)
queen Elizabeth
c)
nobody
4.
How many children did William Shakespeare have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
5.
How many sonnets did the poet write?
a)
130
b)
154
c)
200
6.

When did Shakespeare die?

a)

On Christmas day

b)

On his birthday

c)

On Valentine day

7.
What year did Shakespeare die?
a)
1599
b)
1616
c)
1623
d)
1642
8.

What is Shakespeare's nickname?

a)

the Beard

b)

Biddle the Bard

c)

The Bard

9.

Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth were...

a)

comedies

b)

histories

c)

tragedies

d)

tragi-comedies

10.

What is the name of the theatre associated with William Shakespeare?

a)

The Royal Theatre

b)

The London Theatre

c)

The Globe Theatre

d)

Shakespeare's Theatre

11.

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

12.

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

a)

37

b)

52

c)

13

d)

48

13.

Shakespeare lived almos entirely during the reign of...

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Queen Elizabeth II

c)

Queen Elizabeth I

d)

Queen Mary

14.

Where did Romeo and Juliet live?

a)

Denmark

b)

Stratford-Upon-Avon

c)

London

d)

Verona

15.

His poems had ..... lines.

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16