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Shakespeare and the Elizabethan era

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Shakespeare was ...

a)

An actor

b)

A poet

c)

A playwright

d)

A producer

2.

He wrote in total...

a)

37 plays and 152 sonnets

b)

38 plays and 153 sonnets

c)

39 plays and 154 sonnets

d)

40 plays and 155 sonnets

3.

Which play was NOT written by Shakespeare ?

a)

Titus Andronicus

b)

Much Ado About Nothing

c)

Doctor Faustus

d)

Merchant of Venice

4.

Actually, a sonnet is a poetic form which mostly deals with...

a)

death

b)

love

c)

fate

d)

nature

5.

TRUE OR FALSE : Elizabeth I was a Queen of the English Renaissance period.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The English Renaissance covered 2 centuries, from...

a)

the 13th to the 15th century

b)

the 14th to the 16th century

c)

the 15th to the 17th century

d)

the 16th to the 18th century

7.

What was the nickname of the English Renaissance period ?

a)

"The Great Age"

b)

"The Golden Age for Drama"

c)

"The Age of Enlightenment'

d)

"The Age of Baroque"

8.

Which author is NOT from the English Renaissance period ?

a)

Edmund Spenser

b)

Christopher Marlowe

c)

Samuel Beckett

d)

John Donne

9.

Elizabeth I was the daughter of...

a)

Henry V

b)

Henry VI

c)

Henry VII

d)

Henry VIII

10.

TRUE OR FALSE : The US State 'Virginia' has been called after Elizabeth I, nicknamed 'The Virgin Queen'

a)

True

b)

False