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Shakespeare

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The time Shakespeare wrote plays is called the Elizabethan era because...

a)

his wife was Elizabeth and she was extremely famous

b)

the Queen of England was called Elizabeth and she was a huge Shakespeare fan

c)

Shakespeare's daughter was named Elizabeth and she grew up to become Queen

d)

Shakespeare always named his female characters Elizabeth

2.

The name of Shakespeare's theatre is...

a)

The Square Theatre

b)

The World Theatre

c)

The Globe Theatre

d)

The River Theatre

3.

Who was Shakespeare's wife?

a)

Juliet Capulet

b)

Anne Hathaway

c)

Annie Oakley

d)

Mary Toadsky

4.

How many children did Shakespeare have?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

5.

What happened to Shakespeare's son?

a)

He left home to become an actor

b)

He helped his dad write his plays

c)

He died from the black plague

d)

He died at birth

6.

Where did Shakespeare live while writing and performing his plays?

a)

New York City

b)

Rome

c)

Stratford-Upon-Avon

d)

London

7.

What was unique about the actors during Shakespeare's time?

a)

They were woodland creatures

b)

They were all younger than twenty

c)

They were all women

d)

They were all men

8.
How many plays did Shakespeare write? 
a)

10 -12

b)

16-20

c)

21-30

d)

37- 42

9.

What year did Shakespeare die?

a)

1616

b)

1716

c)

1617

d)

1564

10.

What city was Shakespeare born in?

a)

Stratford-upon-Avon

b)

London

c)

Oxford

d)

Manchester

11.

When was Shakespeare's born? (month/day/year)

a)

April, 20 2018

b)

April 23, 1564

c)

April 23, 1616

d)

April 20, 1564

12.

What happened to the very first globe theatre?

a)

Burned in the London fires

b)

Destroyed in a storm

c)

Vandalized by the public

d)

Condemned because it was unclean

13.

Shakespeare's acting company was called ...

a)

The Mechanicals

b)

Lord Chamberlain's Men

c)

Shakespeare Company

d)

The Theater Troop

14.

What is unique about Shakespeare's grave?

(a)  

15.

Which is the most accurate description of Shakespeare's vocabulary

a)

He had a vocabulary of over 20,000 words; all of which are used in his plays

b)

He used over 30,000 words in his plays and then invented another 14,000

c)

He knew nearly a million words, and we see 100,000 in his plays

d)

Having limited education, his working (active) vocabulary was roughly that of a high school student today: 12-15,000