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Shakespeare in the Classroom

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The time in which Shakespeare lived is known as the Elizabethan Era because:
a)
England was shaken by religious controversy and unrest.
b)
England was ruled by Queen Elizabeth I.
c)
England was ruled by Queen Elizabeth II.
2.
Laws in Shakespeare's time prohibited: 
a)
dogs from appearing on stage.
b)
spectators from throwing objects at actors on stage. 
c)
women from appearing on stage. 
3.

Groundlings were...

a)

stagehands.

b)

audience members standing in the open area in front of the stage.

c)

small-part actors in the plays.

4.
Queen Elizabeth herself:
a)
abhorred plays and often ordered the theaters closed. 
b)
enjoyed plays and frequently attended performances.
c)
wrote plays and sometimes appeared on stage.
5.

Where was Shakespeare born?

a)

London

b)

Stratford-upon-Avon

c)

Paris

d)

Newcastle

6.

What is Shakespeare's first name?

a)

William

b)

Hamlet

c)

Theseus

d)

James

7.

What was the name of the theatre that Shakespeare part owned and performed most of his plays at?

a)

The Rose

b)

The Crown

c)

The Globe

d)

The Raven

8.

We know a lot about Shakespeare, including his birthday.

a)

False

b)

True

9.

What disease was a big scare during this time?

a)

Chickenpox

b)

Black Death

c)

Measles

d)

Pnemonia

10.

Playhouses and theatres were often closed for what reason?

a)

They were too costly

b)

They were seen to promote moral corruption

c)

They were a front for money laundering

d)

The Queen despised the performing arts

11.

The central conflict of Romeo and Juliet is...

a)

a pair of feuding families

b)

a love triangle

c)

a war

d)

the black plague

12.

Both Romeo and Juliet live happily ever after.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Why was Romeo and Juliet so unusual a play for Shakespeare's time?

a)

It was a love story

b)

It had death at the end

c)

It started as a comedy and ended as a tragedy

d)

It was set in another country (Italy)

14.

What is one thing you learned about Shakespeare or Romeo & Juliet from this short film?

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