WorksheetsShakespeare Pre-Reading Quiz: What Do We Know?
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Shakespeare was from...
England
France
The United States
Italy
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
10
13
32
37
Plays during Shakespeare's time were performed during the:
morning
afternoon
night
anytime
What were the people called that had to stand on the ground during a play?
Groundlings
Commoners
Fanatics
Characters
What usually happens at the end of a tragedy?
The main characters get married
The main characters die
The main characters throw a party
The main characters fall in love
How many lines are in a Shakespearean Sonnet?
10
12
14
16
What is the name of the "Shakespeare theatre" in London?
The World Theatre
The Globe Theatre
The Old Shakespeare Theatre
The Rose Theater
What did Shakespeare leave in his will for his wife, Anne Hathaway?
his inheritance
his cat
his manuscripts
his second best bed
Why were London theatres closed in 1593-1594?
the King declared it to be so
an actor's strike
war
plague outbreak
Where did Romeo and Juliet live?
Denmark
Stratford-Upon-Avon
London
Verona
Shakespeare invented over 1500 words still in use today
True
False
