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Shakespeare Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Shakespeare born?

a)

London

b)

Manchester

c)

Liverpool

d)

Stratford-Upon-Avon

2.

How many plays did he write?

a)

112

b)

37

c)

14

d)

6

3.

Whom did Shakespeare marry?

a)

Mary Queen of Scots

b)

Ginger Lamarr

c)

Anne Hathaway

d)

Jane Hathaway

4.

Shakespeare was which of the following?

a)

Poet

b)

Playwright

c)

Actor

d)

All of the Above

5.

In which play does the lead character say, "To be or not to be..."?

a)

Hamlet

b)

Macbeth

c)

Othello

d)

Julius Caesar

6.

How many children did Shakespeare have?

a)

13

b)

3

c)

4

d)

2

7.

When was W. S. born?

a)

April 23rd, 1964

b)

April 23rd, 1864

c)

April 23rd, 1774

d)

April 23rd, 1564

8.

What acting company did Shakespeare write and act for?

a)

King Herod's Men

b)

Prince Charles' Boys

c)

Queen Elizabeth's Actors

d)

Lord Chamberlain's Men

9.

What monarch often went to see his plays?

a)

Queen Mary

b)

Queen Victoria

c)

Queen Elizabeth

d)

King Arthur

10.

Shakespeare died on his birthday in what year?

a)

1616

b)

1916

c)

1516

d)

1816

11.

What was the name of the theater where most of Shakespeare's plays premiered?

a)

The Earth

b)

The Globe

c)

The World

d)

The Circle

12.

Which was NOT a Shakespeare play?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

Charlotte's Web

d)

Julius Caesar

13.

What type of poems was he known for writing?

a)

Sestinas

b)

Limericks

c)

Sonnets

d)

Epic Poems

14.

What type of plays did Shakespeare write?

a)

Comedies

b)

Tragedies

c)

Historical

d)

All of the Above

15.

What term was given to the audience members who stood on the ground in front of the stage because they could not afford a seat?

a)

Floorlings

b)

Poorlings

c)

Groundlings

d)

Peasants

16.

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

a)

Othello

b)

Macbeth

c)

Romeo and Juliet

d)

Troilus and Cressida

17.

Which Disney film is loosely based on Hamlet?

a)

Sleeping Beauty

b)

The Lion King

c)

Lady and the Tramp

d)

The Aristocats

18.

Which play is NOT a comedy?

a)

As You Like It

b)

Comedy of Errors

c)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

d)

Romeo and Juliet

19.

Why did London theaters close between 1592 and 1594?

a)

The Plague

b)

The church proclaimed theater to be evil

c)

Shakespeare died

d)

Queen Elizabeth died

20.

By what nickname was Shakespeare known?

a)

The Poet of the People

b)

The Man with the Quill

c)

The Bard of Avon

d)

The Gentleman of Verona