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Shakespeare

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 6mins

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 W. Shakespeare die?

a)

23, April, 1600

b)

20, April, 1616

c)

23, April, 1616

7.
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
8.

William Shakespeare is one of the most influential figures in human civilization.

a)

true

b)

false

c)

no information

9.

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

a)

37

b)

52

c)

13

d)

48

10.

Shakespeare was ...

a)

a playwright

b)

a poet

c)

an actor

d)

all of the above

11.

Shakespeare lived almos entirely during the reign of...

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Queen Elizabeth II

c)

Queen Elizabeth I

d)

Queen Mary

12.
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
13.

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