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WorksheetsIntroduction to William Shakespeare
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 5mins
In what English town was William Shakespeare born?
Reading
London
Stratford
With what theatrical company did Shakespeare work?
The Queen's Men
The King's Men
The King's Players
Shakespeare was born and died on...
April 1
April 15
April 23
What is the name of the theater for which Shakespeare wrote most of his plays?
The Globe Theater
The Theater
The Sky Theater
Plays were performed during what time of day?
Early Morning
Afternoon
Evening
The actors of Shakespeare's time were...
all female.
all male.
all related.
Romeo and Juliet is written in...
only poetry
only prose
poetry and prose
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme are called...
dialogue
monologue
a couplet
What is the name for a word that has disappeared from common use?
past participle
archaic
past tense
What was Shakespeare's father's profession?
glove maker
map maker
actor
What languages did Shakespeare study?
English and French
Latin and Spanish
Latin and Greek
How many children did Shakespeare have?
1
2
3
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
145
73
154
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
31 or 32
37 or 38
52 or 53
What was the name of the plague that struck during Shakespeare's time?
The Pandemic
The Black Death
COVID-19
Who was monarch during the majority of Shakespeare's life?
King Henry VIII
King James
Queen Elizabeth
What types of plays did Shakespeare write?
histories, tragedies, and comedies
histories, couplets, and iambic pentameter
comedies, tragedies, and farces
