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WorksheetsEnglish Day Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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.
Who of his children died?
a)
Judith
b)
Hamnet
c)
Susan
6.
Shakespeare was an actor, a playwright and a...
a)
scientist
b)
doctor
c)
businessman
7.
What was his theatre called?
a)
the Globe
b)
the Earth
c)
the circle
8.
How many sonnets did the poet write?
a)
130
b)
154
c)
200
9.
When did W. Shakespeare die?
a)
23, April, 1600
b)
20, April, 1616
c)
23, April, 1616
10.
What happened to his popularity in 400 years after his death?
a)
he became less popular
b)
people forgot him
c)
he became more popular
11.
How many words did Shakespeare introduce into the English language?
a)
1000
b)
3000
c)
2000
12.
William Shakespeare is one of the most influential figures in human civilization.
a)
true
b)
false
c)
no information
13.
Which monarch (king or queen) was on the throne during Shakespeare's time?
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Mary
c)
George
d)
Elizabeth
14.
What were unexplainable events blamed on?
a)
witches
b)
aliens
c)
demons
d)
ghosts
15.
Shakespeare was born in what town or city?
a)
London
b)
Stratford
c)
Snitterfield
d)
Oxford
16.
What is the name of Shakespeare's father and mother?
a)
Abraham and Sara
b)
William and Anne
c)
John and Mary
17.
Who did Shakespeare marry?
a)
Judith Sadler
b)
Susanna Hall
c)
Anne Hathaway
d)
Mary Queen of Scots
18.
Which of these plays was written by Shakespeare?
a)
Hamlet
b)
Macbeth
c)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
d)
All of them
19.
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
20.
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
a)
37
b)
52
c)
13
d)
48
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