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William Shakespeare Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the theatre Shakespeare performed in?

a)

Globe Theatre

b)

London Theatre

c)

Iambic Theatre

d)

King James Theatre

2.

What animal's bladder did they fill to look like blood under the costumes?

a)

Chicken

b)

Goat

c)

Pig

d)

Cat

3.

Which poem by Ben Jonson was included in the First Folio?

a)

"To Celia"

b)

"On My First Son"

c)

"He was not of an age, but for all time!"

d)

"Song: To Celia"

4.

Which French author is credited with popularizing Shakespeare beyond English shores in the 1730s?

a)

Victor Hugo

b)

Voltaire

c)

Alexandre Dumas

d)

Molière

5.

Which country was William Shakespeare born in?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Germany

d)

Paris

6.

What was the reaction of audiences to the new edition of Shakespeare's plays in the 1700s?

a)

Indifference

b)

Enthusiasm

c)

Disapproval

d)

Confusion

7.

Who called Shakespeare “the first poet of the world”?

a)

Ian McKellen

b)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

c)

Richard Burbage

d)

Voltaire

8.

Which term is defined as “a great number of people or things”?

a)

legion

b)

Elizabethan

c)

exuberant

d)

transpose

9.

What is the main idea of Ben Jonson's quote about Shakespeare?

a)

Shakespeare's works are timeless.

b)

Shakespeare's works are outdated.

c)

Shakespeare's works are only for his era.

d)

Shakespeare's works are not popular.

10.

Which of the following is a reason why movies have helped Shakespeare's plays?

a)

They make the plays more accessible to a modern audience.

b)

They make the plays less interesting.

c)

They make the plays harder to understand.

d)

They make the plays less popular.

11.

What was the name of the acting group Shakespeare was in?

a)

Lord Wrightson's Group

b)

Sir Thomas' Men

c)

Sir Globe's Group

d)

Lord Chamberlin's Men

12.

Women were allowed to be in the plays.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE