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Shakespeare vydunas

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was Shakespeare born?

a)

1616

b)

1564

c)

1533

d)

1993

2.

He helped to build a theatre. What was the name of the theatre?

a)

The Sun

b)

The Globe

c)

The Victorian theatre

d)

The Scala

3.

Where was Shakespeare born?

a)

London

b)

Stratford-upon-Avon

c)

New York

d)

Stratford-down-Lion

4.

What was he writing during the Plague?

a)

The play "Romeo and Juliet"

b)

Sonnets

c)

Poems

d)

Novels

5.

What does the phrase "wearing your heart on your sleeve" mean?

a)

show your feelings/ do not hide your feelings

b)

to have a paper heart on your sleeve

c)

to hide your heart in the sleeve

d)

to wear a red jacket

6.

What does idiom "in a pickle" mean?

a)

experience difficulties

b)

fall into vinegar

c)

eat cucumbers

d)

be green as cucumber

7.

Which phrase is NOT Shakespearean?

a)

It is Greek to me

b)

in a pickle

c)

seen better days

d)

the bright moon

8.

What does the "Thee" or "Thou" mean?

a)

tree

b)

three

c)

you

d)

we

9.

What does the Shakespearean "art" mean?

a)

drawing/theatre

b)

are

c)

at

d)

why

10.

What does the Shakespearean "wherefore" mean?

a)

where are you

b)

why are you

c)

what are you

d)

where

11.

These lines are from "It is my lady. Oh, it is my love.

Oh, that she knew she were!"

a)

Hamlet

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

Sonnet 18

12.

These lines are from "Oh, that I were a glove upon that hand.

That I might touch that cheek!"

a)

Hamlet

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

Sonnet 18

13.

These lines are from "Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer.

The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune"

a)

Hamlet

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

Sonnet 18

14.

These lines are from "Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?

Thou art more lovely and more temperate:

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,

And summer’s lease hath all too short a date"

a)

Hamlet

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

Sonnet 18

15.

To learn about Shakespeare's work was:

a)

useful

b)

interesting

c)

boring

d)

very difficult

16.

I would like to learn more about Shakespeare

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

no, it was the most boring stuf