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Shakespeare

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the groundlings

a)

People who lay on the ground

b)

People who pay a penny

c)

Rich people

d)

God

2.

What time of day did the play presentations take place

a)

Night time

b)

Afternoon

c)

Daylight

d)

Midnight

3.

Two tricks that actors did to make their performance fighting appear more real

a)

Jumping off stage to backflip

b)

Retractable knives

c)

Dancing frequently

d)

Wearing bladders of sheep‘s blood

4.

Why were men actors and women weren’t

a)

Because it would be shameless if woman did

b)

Because women were too busy

c)

Because they were better actors

d)

Because Shakespeare told them to

5.

Who played young girls

a)

Men

b)

Older woman

c)

Young boys

d)

Smaller children

6.

Why did Shakespeare need to entertain the groundlings

a)

So that more people can come

b)

Because they would go to bed on the floor

c)

Just for fun

d)

So they wouldn’t disrupt the show

7.

How much money did the groundlings pay

a)

A dime

b)

A penny

c)

1 cent

d)

A quarter

8.

What was Shakespeare’s wife’s name

a)

Anne

b)

Johanna

c)

Julius

d)

Elizabeth

9.

What year was Shakespeare born

a)

1564

b)

1918

c)

1641

d)

100

10.

What country was Shakespeare born in

a)

Australia

b)

Germany

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Japan

11.

What town was Shakespeare born in

a)

Stratford upon acorn

b)

Stratford upon app

c)

Stratford Avon upon

d)

Stratford upon avon

12.

What did Shakespeare’s father do for a living

a)

Leather worker

b)

Glove maker

c)

High bailiff

d)

Mayor

13.

How many kids did Shakespeare have

a)

2

b)

1

c)

3

d)

9

14.

Who was the oldest out of Shakespeare’s children

4 lines
15.

What tragedy happened to one of Shakespeare’s kids and at what age

a)

Died because they hit their head

b)

11 years old

c)

Died of unknown cause

d)

5 years old

16.

How many plays did Shakespeare produce before his retirement

a)

38

b)

40

c)

68

d)

29

17.

What famous theater burnt down

a)

The globe theater

b)

County theater

c)

The national museum

d)

Shakespearean theater

18.

How did the globe theater burn down

a)

By the Puritans

b)

Someone accidentally broke the light

c)

By the actors

d)

By a spark from a canon

19.

When did Shakespeare die

a)

December 30, 1501

b)

April 23, 1616

c)

April 25, 1941

d)

January 1, 1594

20.

During which play did the globe theater burn down

a)

Julius XVI

b)

Cesar

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Hamlet III

21.

What do we call the type of poems that Shakespeare wrote

a)

Calligraphers

b)

Sonnets

c)

Poems

22.

What skills did the actors need to perform in Shakespeare’s plays

a)

Sword fighting

b)

Dancing

c)

Good memory

d)

Clear voice/singing

23.

Who was the queen when Shakespeare started writing and performing his plays

a)

Queen Elizabeth I

b)

Mary Tudor

c)

Anne Boleyn

d)

Jane Seymour