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Theatres, Elizabethan Era and Shakespeare Quizz!

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1.      How would you say “obra de teatro” in english?

a)

Theater work

b)

Drama work

c)

Playwright

d)

Play

2.

Who was William Shakespeare?

a)

A writer

b)

A playwright

c)

An actor

d)

A painter

3.

3. Where was William Shakespeare born?

a)

London

b)

Liverpool

c)

Stratford Upon Avon

d)

Manchester

4.

When was William Shakespeare "probably" born?

a)

1600

b)

1564

c)

1616

d)

1599

5.

5. Who was the ruler of England during most of Shakespeare's time?

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

James I

c)

James II

d)

Elizabeth II

6.

6. The Elizabethan Era is named after...

a)

Queen Elizabeth III

b)

Queen Elizabeth II

c)

Queen Elizabeth IV

d)

Queen Elizabeth I

7.

What happened during the Elizabethan Era?

a)

Flu pandemic

b)

Influenza pandemic

c)

Black Death pandemic

d)

Coronavirus pandemic

8.

The Elizabethan Era took place from...

a)

1603 to 1668

b)

1776 to 1800

c)

1505 to 1558

d)

1558 to 1603

9.

Which English was spoken in Shakespeare's time?

a)

Contemporary English

b)

Old English

c)

Early Modern English

d)

Modern English

10.

10. In which theatre were most of Shakespeare's plays performed?

a)

The Queens Theatre

b)

The Curtain

c)

The Clove

d)

The Globe

11.

11. How was William Shakespeare company called?

a)

The Lion's King

b)

The King's Men

c)

The Men of the King

d)

The Men's King

12.

12. True or False: Shakespeare wrote poetry

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

13. Which character said the famous sentence "To be or not to be, that's the question"?

a)

Hamlet

b)

Macbeth

c)

King Lear

d)

Romeo

14.

14. Which of the following is widely considered to be Shakespeare's most popular play?

a)

King Lear

b)

Hamlet

c)

Romeo & Juliet

d)

Macbeth

15.

15. When did William Shakespeare die?

a)

July 4, 1599

b)

October 23, 1720

c)

September 16, 1659

d)

April 23, 1616

16.

16. How many plays did Shakespeare write?

a)

37

b)

58

c)

158

d)

60