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Shakespeare Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of poetry did Shakespeare make popular?
a)
ballad
b)
sonnet
c)
lyric
d)
narrative
2.
What can you conclude about Shakespeare's acting company from its name?
a)
It was sponsored by the Queen
b)
It was the most popular company in London
c)
It was made up of men only
d)
It was originally formed in his hometown of Stratford
3.
What happened to the original Globe Theater?
a)
It burned down.
b)
The Vikings tore it down.
c)
It was taken as part of a treaty with Greece.
d)
It was torn down so that a newer, better theater could be built.
4.
Romeo and Juliet is a...
a)
comedy
b)
epic novel
c)
biography
d)
tragedy
5.

When Shakespeare couldn't find a word he needed he..

a)

Kept looking

b)

gave up

c)

Asked his mom

d)

invented one

6.

The rhythm of speech Shakespeare used is called

a)

Prosody

b)

Iambic pentameter

c)

Staccato

d)

Free Style

7.

What famous Disney movie is based on the Shakespearean play Hamlet.

a)

Cinderella

b)

The Lion King

c)

The Little Mermaid

d)

Aladdin

8.

Shakespearean actors were always...

a)

Well prepared

b)

On time

c)

Underpaid

d)

Male

9.

This type of play ends with the death of the main character.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History

10.

This type of play is based on real events / people.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History

11.
Who did Shakespeare marry?
a)
Queen Elizabeth 
b)
Anne Hathaway
c)
Juliet 
d)
Vivian
12.
A long, uninterrupted speech given by a character while other characters remain on stage
a)
Soliloquy
b)
Aside
c)
Dialogue
d)
Monologue
13.
Shakespeare's theater was called the
a)
Oval
b)
Globe
c)
Horseshoe
d)
Colosseum 
14.
Instructions in the text of a play that indicate the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting
a)
Playbill
b)
Italics
c)
Prose
d)
Stage Directions
15.
Shakespeare was part of a theatrical group called
a)
The President's Group
b)
The Royal Troupe
c)

Lord Chamberlain's Men

d)
The Elite Theater
16.

Why is Shakespeare's birthday uncertain?

a)

There were no records of births during his time.

b)

His baptism threw everything off.

c)

He really wasn't truly a man.

d)

He was lost at birth.

17.

All of the following happened at Stratford-upon-Avon except...

a)

He was born there

b)

He retired there

c)

He raised his kids there

d)

He built the Globe theater there

18.

What is ironic about Shakespeare's death?

a)

He died on the day that he met his wife, one month to the year after she died.

b)

He died on the same date as some believe to be his birthday.

c)

He died before his plays were even popularized because he couldn't afford to pay to have them published.

d)

He died not knowing who the dark lady was that he fell in love with and wrote so many sonnets about.

19.

Shakespeare was born in which country?

a)

England

b)

Scotland

c)

America

d)

Ireland

20.

How many words is Shakespeare credited as inventing?

a)

1700

b)

360

c)

4080

d)

349

21.

Shakespeare was which of the following?

a)

Poet

b)

Playwright

c)

Actor

d)

All of the Above

22.

Which was NOT a Shakespeare play?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

Charlotte's Web

d)

Julius Caesar

23.

What type of plays did Shakespeare write?

a)

Comedies

b)

Tragedies

c)

Historical

d)

All of the Above

24.

Which play is sometimes referred to as "The Scottish Play?"

a)

Othello

b)

Macbeth

c)

Romeo and Juliet

d)

Troilus and Cressida

25.

Where was Shakespeare born?

a)

London

b)

Stratford-Upon-Avon

c)

Avon-Upon-London

d)

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

26.

What did Shakespeare's father do for a living?

a)

Glove-maker

b)

Candle-maker

c)

School master

d)

Writer

27.
Plays based on the story of past English kings are...
a)
...histories
b)
...comedies
c)
...problem plays
d)
...tragedies
28.

What is downstage right?

a)

Away from the audience on the actor's right side

b)

Away from the audience on the actor's left side

c)

Close to the audience on the actor's right side

d)

Close to the audience on the actor's left side

29.

What is upstage left?

a)

Away from the audience on the actor's right side

b)

Away from the audience on the actor's left side

c)

Close to the audience on the actor's right side

d)

Close to the audience on the actor's left side

30.

What were his children's names?

a)

Susana, Judith & Hamnet

b)

Sonia, Juliet, and Haymish

c)

Sophia, Julia & Henry

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