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Shakespeare

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was William Shakespeare born?

a)

Stratford-Upon-Avon, England

b)

Gloucestershire, England

c)

Kildare, Ireland

d)

Conwy, Wales

2.

Around when did Shakespeare write his first play?

a)

1590s

b)

1610s

c)

1680s

d)

1530s

3.

Which of the following is NOT a play written by William Shakespeare?

a)

Titus Andronicus

b)

Volpone

c)

The Winter's Tale

d)

Julius Caesar

4.

Which king did Shakespeare NOT write about?

a)

King George I

b)

King Henry VIII

c)

King John

d)

King Richard II

5.

Complete the phrases:


"A horse, a horse, my _______ for a horse," Richard III

a)

Feet

b)

Kingdom

c)

Riches

d)

Pony

6.

‘What’s in a name? A ______ by any other name would smell as sweet.

a)

Title

b)

Heart

c)

Question

d)

Rose

7.

Shall I compare thee to a ________ day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate

a)

Summer's

b)

Warm

c)

Brilliant

d)

Frigid

8.

To thine own self be ______ and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.’

a)

present

b)

thoughtful

c)

true

d)

you

9.

Which movie is not based off of a Shakespearean play?

a)

The Lion King

b)

West Side Story

c)

The Lion King II

d)

West Side Story II

10.

Which Shakespeare character has the most lines in one play?

a)

Richard III

b)

Hamlet

c)

Macbeth

d)

King Lear

11.

Which is the longest Shakespeare play?

a)

Hamlet

b)

Macbeth

c)

Richard III

d)

King Lear