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Shakespeare Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year was Shakespeare born?

a)

1564

b)

1582

c)

1585

d)

1599

2.

Shakespeare's actual birthday is unknown.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What did Shakespeare's father do?

a)

He was a glove maker.

b)

He was a shoe maker.

c)

He was a hat maker.

d)

He was a scarf maker.

4.

Where did Shakespeare go to school?

a)

London

b)

Manchester

c)

Stratford

d)

Dublin

5.

What year did Shakespeare get married?

a)

1564

b)

1582

c)

1585

d)

1599

6.

Who did Shakespeare marry?

a)

Mary Arden

b)

John Shakespeare

c)

Queen Elizabeth I

d)

Anne Hathaway

7.

How many kids did Shakespeare have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

What were Shakespeare's kids names? Select all three correct answers!

a)

Susanna

b)

Anne

c)

Hamnet

d)

Judith

9.

Who supported Shakespeare's company? Pick two correct answers!

a)

King George I

b)

Queen Elizabeth I

c)

James I

d)

Henry VIII

10.

What was the name of Shakespeare's company?

a)

The Queen's Men

b)

Shakespeare's Men

c)

The Globe Theater

d)

The King's Men

11.

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

a)

27

b)

23

c)

35

d)

37

12.

Why did the theaters close between 1592 and 1594?

a)

Spanish Flu

b)

COVID

c)

Bubonic Plague

d)

Ebola

13.

What did Shakespeare write while the theaters were closed?

a)

Movies

b)

Books

c)

Letters

d)

Poems

14.

What types of poem has 14 lines?

a)

Haiku

b)

Sonnet

c)

Song

d)

Rhyme

15.

What was the last play written by Shakespeare?

a)

Romeo and Juliet

b)

Othello

c)

Hamlet

d)

The Tempest

16.

When did Shakespeare die?

a)

1592

b)

1594

c)

1597

d)

1616

17.

When was the Globe Theater built?

a)

1599

b)

1613

c)

1614

d)

1644

18.

What happened to the theater in 1613?

a)

It was opened.

b)

It was rebuilt.

c)

It was closed because of the Bubonic Plague.

d)

It burned down.

19.

What does it mean when a flag is flying over the Globe?

a)

There are no plays being performed.

b)

It is closed.

c)

It doesn't mean anything.

d)

There is a play going on.

20.

Why were plays only performed during the day?

a)

Everyone was afraid of the dark.

b)

There were no lights in the theater.

c)

People enjoyed sitting in the sun.

d)

That is the only time the actors were available.