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Shakespeare

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Shakespeare born?

a)

Stratford, England

b)

London, England

c)

Denmark

d)

United States

2.

How many kids did Shakespeare have?

a)

Six

b)

Two

c)

Four

d)

Three

3.

Which of the following is NOT one of his plays?

a)

Romeo and Juliet

b)

Macbeth

c)

Hamlet

d)

Hamilton

4.

What was Shakespeare's first name?

a)

Billy

b)

Andrew

c)

William

d)

John

5.

Shakespeare died on the same day (April 23) as his birthday.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

Shakespeare died in London, England.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

Which one of his children died?

a)

Judith

b)

Susannah

c)

Hamnet

8.

Who was Shakespeare married to?

a)

Camila Cabello

b)

Queen of England

c)

Anne Hathaway

9.

What university did Shakespeare attend?

a)

Oxford

b)

Kings College

c)

None

d)

Cambridge

10.

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

a)

37

b)

10

c)

100

d)

30

11.

Shakespeare's work is the second most quoted after the Bible.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

How many hours a day did Shakespeare attend school?

a)

6

b)

18

c)

12

d)

24

13.

Shakespeare wrote... (2 Answers Required)

a)

Songs

b)

Plays

c)

Poems

d)

The Cat in the Hat

14.

Shakespeare believed that true love

a)

Lasts a week

b)

Is over after a year

c)

Lasts a minute

d)

Never ends

15.

Shakespeare spoke at least...

a)

English and Spanish

b)

English and Latin

c)

English and Greek

d)

English and Klingon

16.

The style of English in which Shakespeare wrote was known as (Two Responses Required)

a)

Shakespearean English

b)

Middle English

c)

Early English

d)

Elizabethan English

17.

The theater in which Shakespeare's plays were performed during his life, was known as....

a)

The World

b)

The Playhouse

c)

The England Stage

d)

The Globe

18.

Many modern actors started out their career by performing Shakespeare.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

In Shakespeare's time, who were not allowed to be actors?

a)

Men

b)

Women

c)

Children

20.

In Shakespeare's time, why did men and boys play female roles?

a)

It was considered immoral for a woman to act.

b)

It was considered common for a woman to act.

c)

It was considered dangerous for a woman to act.

d)

It was considered strange for a woman to act.