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Shakespeare's Birthday Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was Shakespeare born?

a)

April 1564

b)

April 1764

c)

April 1664

d)

April 1864

2.

What is the name of the theatre associated with William Shakespeare?

a)

The Royal Theatre

b)

The London Theatre

c)

The Globe Theatre

d)

Shakespeare's Theatre

3.

Where was Shakespeare born?

a)

Stratford-Upon-Avon

b)

London

c)

Oxford

d)

Liverpool

4.

In which play by Shakespeare can you read this quote: "to be or not to be, that is the question"

a)

Romeo and Juliet

b)

The King Lear

c)

Macbeth

d)

Hamlet

5.

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

a)

37

b)

52

c)

13

d)

48

6.

Shakespeare was also known as...

a)

"The Queen's playwright"

b)

"The London Poet"

c)

"The best playwright"

d)

"The Bard of Avon"

7.

What was Shakespeare's wife's name?

a)

Mary Hathaway

b)

Anne Hathaway

c)

Susan Hathaway

d)

Elizabeth Hathaway

8.

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

a)

154

b)

200

c)

120

d)

75

9.

Shakespeare was ...

a)

a playwright

b)

a poet

c)

an actor

d)

all of the above

10.

Shakespeare lived almos entirely during the reign of...

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Queen Elizabeth II

c)

Queen Elizabeth I

d)

Queen Mary