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William Shakespeare

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was Shakespeare born?

a)

1563

b)

1564

c)

1565

d)

1566

2.

Where was Shakespeare born?

(a)  

3.

Choose the correct information about Shakespeare's literary works

a)

Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets

b)

Shakespeare wrote 37 plays

c)

He has published three narrative poems

d)

He started writings tragedy/tragic plays after the death of one of his children

4.

His wife, Anne Hathaway was eight years older to him.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Shakespeare worked as (a)   before he started working on the stage

6.

"Frailty thy name is Woman." These famous lines appears in

a)

King Lear

b)

Macbeth

c)

Hamlet

d)

Othello

7.

Identify the Romantic Comedies written by Shakespeare

a)

Cymbeline

b)

The Merchant of Venice

c)

Measure for Measure

d)

Much Ado About Nothing

8.

Which Shakespeare's play is a recreation or adaption of Robert Greene's "Rosalinde"

(a)  

9.

Name the romantic comedy- (drama) movie which was based on his life

(a)  

10.

Shakespeare was one among the University Wits

a)

True

b)

False