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WorksheetsShakespeare Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Where was Shakespeare born?
London
Manchester
Liverpool
Stratford-Upon-Avon
How many plays did he write?
112
37
14
6
Whom did Shakespeare marry?
Mary Queen of Scots
Ginger Lamarr
Anne Hathaway
Jane Hathaway
Shakespeare was which of the following?
Poet
Playwright
Actor
All of the Above
In which play does the lead character say, "To be or not to be..."?
Hamlet
Macbeth
Othello
Julius Caesar
How many children did Shakespeare have?
13
3
4
2
When was W. S. born?
April 23rd, 1964
April 23rd, 1864
April 23rd, 1774
April 23rd, 1564
What acting company did Shakespeare write and act for?
King Herod's Men
Prince Charles' Boys
Queen Elizabeth's Actors
Lord Chamberlain's Men
What monarch often went to see his plays?
Queen Mary
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth
King Arthur
Shakespeare died on his birthday in what year?
1616
1916
1516
1816
What was the name of the theater where most of Shakespeare's plays premiered?
The Earth
The Globe
The World
The Circle
Which was NOT a Shakespeare play?
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
Charlotte's Web
Julius Caesar
What type of poems was he known for writing?
Sestinas
Limericks
Sonnets
Epic Poems
What type of plays did Shakespeare write?
Comedies
Tragedies
Historical
All of the Above
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?
Floorlings
Poorlings
Groundlings
Peasants
Which play is sometimes referred to as "The Scottish Play?"
Othello
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
Troilus and Cressida
Which Disney film is loosely based on Hamlet?
Sleeping Beauty
The Lion King
Lady and the Tramp
The Aristocats
Which play is NOT a comedy?
As You Like It
Comedy of Errors
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Romeo and Juliet
Why did London theaters close between 1592 and 1594?
The Plague
The church proclaimed theater to be evil
Shakespeare died
Queen Elizabeth died
By what nickname was Shakespeare known?
The Poet of the People
The Man with the Quill
The Bard of Avon
The Gentleman of Verona
