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Shakespeare Pre-Reading Quiz: What Do We Know?

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Shakespeare was from...

a)

England

b)

France

c)

The United States

d)

Italy

2.

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

a)

10

b)

13

c)

32

d)

37

3.
What type of poetry did Shakespeare make popular?
a)
ballad
b)
sonnet
c)
lyric
d)
narrative
4.
Who was the ruler of England during Shakespeare's popularity?
a)
Queen Victoria
b)
Queen Sheeba
c)
Queen Elizabeth
d)
Queen Margaret
5.
Romeo and Juliet is a...
a)
comedy
b)
epic novel
c)
biography
d)
tragedy
6.
A long, uninterrupted speech given by a character while other characters remain on stage
a)
Soliloquy
b)
Aside
c)
Dialogue
d)
Monologue
7.
When a character says something short to the audience that the other characters on stage do NOT hear
a)
Soliloquy
b)
Aside
c)
Dialogue
d)
Monologue
8.
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
a)
Double Rainbow
b)
Couplet
c)
Prose
d)
Dialogue
9.

Plays during Shakespeare's time were performed during the:

a)

morning

b)

afternoon

c)

night

d)

anytime

10.

What were the people called that had to stand on the ground during a play?

a)

Groundlings

b)

Commoners

c)

Fanatics

d)

Characters

11.

What usually happens at the end of a tragedy?

a)

The main characters get married

b)

The main characters die

c)

The main characters throw a party

d)

The main characters fall in love

12.

How many lines are in a Shakespearean Sonnet?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16

13.
Which of the following is widely considered to be Shakespeare's most popular play?
a)
Romeo & Juliet
b)
King Lear
c)
Othello
d)
Hamlet
14.
In Shakespeare's time all of the actors were men.
a)
True
b)
False
15.

What is the name of the "Shakespeare theatre" in London?

a)

The World Theatre

b)

The Globe Theatre

c)

The Old Shakespeare Theatre

d)

The Rose Theater

16.

What did Shakespeare leave in his will for his wife, Anne Hathaway?

a)

his inheritance

b)

his cat

c)

his manuscripts

d)

his second best bed

17.

Why were London theatres closed in 1593-1594?

a)

the King declared it to be so

b)

an actor's strike

c)

war

d)

plague outbreak

18.
What year was Shakespeare thought to be born?
a)
1532
b)
1564
c)
1602
d)
1643
19.

Where did Romeo and Juliet live?

a)

Denmark

b)

Stratford-Upon-Avon

c)

London

d)

Verona

20.

Shakespeare invented over 1500 words still in use today

a)

True

b)

False