WorksheetsWilliam Shakespeare Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the name of the theatre Shakespeare performed in?
Globe Theatre
London Theatre
Iambic Theatre
King James Theatre
What animal's bladder did they fill to look like blood under the costumes?
Chicken
Goat
Pig
Cat
Which poem by Ben Jonson was included in the First Folio?
"To Celia"
"On My First Son"
"He was not of an age, but for all time!"
"Song: To Celia"
Which French author is credited with popularizing Shakespeare beyond English shores in the 1730s?
Victor Hugo
Voltaire
Alexandre Dumas
Molière
Which country was William Shakespeare born in?
France
England
Germany
Paris
What was the reaction of audiences to the new edition of Shakespeare's plays in the 1700s?
Indifference
Enthusiasm
Disapproval
Confusion
Who called Shakespeare “the first poet of the world”?
Ian McKellen
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Richard Burbage
Voltaire
Which term is defined as “a great number of people or things”?
legion
Elizabethan
exuberant
transpose
What is the main idea of Ben Jonson's quote about Shakespeare?
Shakespeare's works are timeless.
Shakespeare's works are outdated.
Shakespeare's works are only for his era.
Shakespeare's works are not popular.
Which of the following is a reason why movies have helped Shakespeare's plays?
They make the plays more accessible to a modern audience.
They make the plays less interesting.
They make the plays harder to understand.
They make the plays less popular.
What was the name of the acting group Shakespeare was in?
Lord Wrightson's Group
Sir Thomas' Men
Sir Globe's Group
Lord Chamberlin's Men
Women were allowed to be in the plays.
TRUE
FALSE
