WorksheetsShakespeare Background
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 5mins
Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford-upon-Avon
London
Coventry
Dublin
What is Shakespeare known for?
Plays
Novels
Movies
Songs
What was Shakespeare's wife named?
Anne Hatheway
Reese Witherspoon
Jennifer Lopez
Mary Danforth
How many children did Shakespeare and his wife have?
Three
None
Seven
Five
When was Shakespeare born?
1564
1616
1620
1844
What was Shakespeare's nickname?
The Bard
The Beard
The Playwright
The Poet
Shakespeare's poems were called "Sonnets"
True
False
Men played women's roles during plays at the time
True
False
What did Shakespeare's father work as?
Glovemaker
Shoemaker
Writer
Teacher
How old was Shakespeare when he married his wife?
18
17
21
44
What were the names of Shakespeare's twins?
Hamnet and Judith
Hamlet and Julia
Hamnet and Julia
Hamlet and Judith
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write? (At least!)
154
205
38
53
When was the Elizabethan era?
1558-1603
1736-1824
1603-1658
1487-1558
What was the most significant invention during the Elizabethan era?
The printing press
The wheel
The stage
Electricity
During the Elizabethan period, what were unexplained events blamed on?
Witchcraft
Acts of God
Sin
Scorcery
What happened to Shakespeare's theatre?
It burned down
It got closed down
The plague hit
It got torn down
