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Shakespeare!

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year was Shakespeare born?

a)

1564

b)

1616

c)

1558

d)

1592

2.

Shakespeare was born in what town or city?

a)

London

b)

Stratford-upon Avon

c)

Snitterfield

d)

Oxford

3.
What is the name of Shakespeare's father and mother?
a)
Abraham and Sara
b)
William and Anne
c)
John and Mary
4.
Who did Shakespeare marry?
a)
Judith Sadler 
b)
Susanna Hall
c)
Anne Hathaway
d)
Mary Queen of Scots
5.

How many children did Shakespeare have?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

10

d)

1

6.
What year did Shakespeare die?
a)
1599
b)
1616
c)
1623
d)
1642
7.

The Globe Theater is in what city?

a)

Stratford

b)

London

c)

Oxford

d)

Thames

8.

Shakespeare lived almos entirely during the reign of...

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Queen Elizabeth II

c)

Queen Elizabeth I

d)

Queen Mary

9.

How much did the Groundlings pay to get into the theatre?

a)

25 pennies

b)

5 pennies

c)

1 pound

d)

1 penny

10.

What were the poor people called?

a)

Paupers

b)

Groundlings

c)

Stinkards

d)

Stenchers

11.

What is unusual about the Globe?

a)

The theatre is a square

b)

The roof is open

c)

The Globe was made of metal

12.

How did the original Globe burn down??

a)

Torn down for new houses

b)

Canon fire

c)

Plague

d)

Flaming arrow

13.

What did William Shakespeare's father do for a living?

a)

Bear-trapper

b)

Actor

c)

Carpenter

d)

Glovemaker

14.

What ages were William and Anne Hathaway when they married, respectively?

a)

17 and 23

b)

19 and 23

c)

18 and 26

d)

18 and 16

15.

Shakespearean spectators were

a)

quiet and respectful

b)

involved (booing, cheering, even throwing eggs)

c)

educated and rich

d)

young and dirty

16.

The Globe was made of ......

a)

wood

b)

stone

c)

marble

d)

wood and stone

17.

While watching Shakespeare's plays, the audience was ...

a)

eating and drinking.

b)

playing games on their smart phones.

c)

reading along with the script

d)

silent and respectful

18.

Shakespeare's first name is ...

a)

Willam

b)

William

c)

Henry

19.

The Globe Theatre didn't have ...

a)

balconies.

b)

a complete roof.

c)

a thatched roof.

20.
In his will, Shakespeare left this to his wife: ___________.
a)
his second best bed
b)
his money
c)
rights to all of his plays
d)
his old clothes
21.

Shakespeare died in London.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Mary Arden was Shakespeare's

a)

Mother

b)

Sister

c)

Daughter

d)

Mother-in-Law

23.

Shakespeare's school day included the study of

a)

Mathematics, Science, and Literature

b)

Literature, Latin, and Faith

c)

Faith, Mathematics, and French

d)

French, Latin and German

24.

Shakespeare retired to

a)

London

b)

Stratford-Upon-Avon

c)

Henley Street

d)

Bexhill-on-Sea

25.

When Shakespeare retired, he was the richest man in Stratford

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Shakespeare wrote his own gravestone (epitaph)

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Hampton Court Palace was the home of Henry VIII

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Why was art so important during Shakespeare's time?

a)

It showed a persons intelligence

b)

It showed a persons wealth

c)

It showed a persons talent

29.

Which Monarch opened Hampton Court Palace to the public in 1838?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

Queen Elizabeth I

c)

Queen Victoria

d)

Queen Elizabeth II

30.

Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, was the mother to Elizabeth I

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Aside from being a prison, the Tower of London is also known for keeping which priceless item(s) safe?

a)

A copy of Shakespeare's first play

b)

The Crown Jewels

c)

Henry VIII's skull

d)

Shakespeare's skull

32.

Which monarch ruled over England for most of Shakespeare's life?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Elizabeth I

c)

Elizabeth II

d)

Charles VI

33.

Shakespeare is believed to have died on his birthday

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Shakespeare wrote ____ plays

a)

12

b)

13

c)

37

d)

55

35.

The three categories of Shakespeare's plays are

a)

Tragedy, Death, andLove

b)

Tragedy, Comedy and History

c)

History, Death, and Love

d)

Love, Death and Birth

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