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Shakespeare Background

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year was Shakespeare born?

a)

1992

b)

1654

c)

1564

d)

1737

2.

In what city was Shakespeare born?

a)

Chicago

b)

London

c)

Belgum

d)

Stratford upon Avon

3.

Who did Shakespeare marry?

a)

Desdamona

b)

Anne Hathaway

c)

Annie Boulin

d)

Rosalin Sharpe

4.

To whom are the love sonnets written for?

a)

his wife

b)

Queen Elizabeth I

c)

the dark woman and a man

d)

the Duke of York

5.

What theater did Shakespeare build?

a)

The King's Men

b)

The Globe

c)

The Orbit

d)

The Tempest

6.

What did Shakespeare will to his wife?

a)

his writing

b)

his hurdy-gurdy

c)

his second-best bed

d)

his royalties

7.

What was unique about the day he died?

a)

it was also his birthday

b)

it was his wedding anniversary

c)

it was the day he sold his first play

d)

he has just arrived to him home city

8.

Why was The Globe theater rebuild in 1614?

a)

because Will wanted a theater exactly the way he imagined

b)

because the first one burned down

c)

because King Edward had it condemned

d)

because it was time London had a proper theater

9.

Because not many people could read and write at the time, how did theaters let people know that a play was going to be performed?

a)

town crier announced it on the street

b)

the jester would perform jokes in the noble household to draw a crowd

c)

a certain color flag was posted outside

d)

pamphlets were distributed and hung on poles

10.

What is the fancy name for a character list?

a)

Listardis Chaturo

b)

The Bard's Men

c)

List Persona

d)

Dramatis Personae

11.

Which of the following is true about a Shakespeare tragedy?

a)

everyone goes to the forest to gain wisdom

b)

the main character is flawed in some way

c)

the plot has to be carefully altered to meet the needs of the audience

d)

the scene is set by turning down the lights

12.

Which of the following is recited at the beginning of a play?

a)

Epilogue

b)

Chorus

c)

Prologue

d)

Overture