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Shakespeare's Life Quiz - Video Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Shakespeare has how many children?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

2.

How may siblings does Shakespeare have?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

3.

Why was Shakespeare on his way to London?

a)

to fight

b)

to get married

c)

to go to University

d)

to replace an actor

4.

Shakespeare's wife and children went with him to London

a)

true

b)

false

5.

Shakespeare was how old when he left home for London? (it does not give exact age in video us context clues)

a)

15

b)

21

c)

30

d)

35

6.

How long was Shakespeare's school day?

a)

5 hours

b)

10 hours

c)

12 hours

d)

8 hours

7.

Shakespeare is older than his wife

a)

true

b)

false

8.

Shakespeare performed in the plays he wrote

a)

true

b)

false

9.

How many plays did Shakespeare write per year (on average)?

a)

four

b)

three

c)

two

d)

one

10.

What acting company did Shakespeare perform with?

a)

The Lord Chamberlain's

b)

Queen Elizabeth Trio

c)

Lord Duke's Acting Company

d)

The Queen's Legacy

11.

When does Shakespeare retire?

a)

His 20's

b)

His 30's

c)

His 40's

d)

His 50's

12.

At what age does Shakespeare die?

a)

52

b)

50

c)

48

d)

42

13.

Roughly, how many words did Shakespeare use in his plays?

a)

50,000

b)

30,000

c)

20,000

d)

10,000

14.

How many plays and sonnets did he leave in his legacy?

a)

38 plays

200 sonnets

b)

48 plays

154 sonnets

c)

38 plays

154 sonnets

d)

28 plays

150 sonnets

15.

Why was William forced to start working?

a)

He had 3 kids

b)

His wife was old

c)

He failed school

d)

His dad was bankrupted