WorksheetsShakespeare Quiz
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
When was Shakespeare born in _______?
1564
1574
1554
1584
Shakespeare lived in which location?
Stratford-upon-Avon
London
Edinburgh
Dublin
Queen Elizabeth’s love for theatrical plays affected Shakespeare’s career by:
Providing money and support for his works
She made theater popular
Encouraging him to write only comedies
Forcing him to leave England
Shakespeare was part owner of _______ theater and it is located in _______.
Globe, London
Rose, Paris
Swan, New York
Curtain, Rome
The three types of plays that Shakespeare wrote were _______, _______, and _______.
tragedies
comedies
histories
novels
poems
The groundlings were the ______________ and _____________.
music
jokes
performances
Working class of England
harshest critics
Shakespeare used _______’s information to write Julius Caesar, what else did he write?
Plutarch
Homer
Virgil
Ovid
Julius Caesar was first performed in _______ and is classified as a history or tragedy? Circle ONE
1599
1601
1610
1585
What events in Shakespeare’s England inspired him to write Julius Caesar?
The political turmoil and assassination plots of the time of Queen Elizabeth
People loved the topic of Rome
Queen Elizabeth felt she was like Caesar
The religious reforms and establishment of the Church of England
Rome was founded by which legendary figure?
Romulus
Remus
Julius Caesar
Augustus
The type of leaders that first ruled Rome were _______.
kings/ tyrants
emperors
senators
consuls
_______ overthrew Rome’s last king, Tarquin. How was he usurped?
Junius Brutus
Caesar
Augustus
Nero
Which of the following best describes the Plebians, Patricians, Consuls, Senate, Tribunes, and Republic?
Social classes and political structures in ancient Rome
Types of government in ancient Greece
Religious sects in medieval Europe
Economic systems in the Middle Ages
Caesars date’s are _______ and he held this position (_______) in the Roman Republic.
100-44 BC
Ruler
101 - 45 BC
emperor
senator
Caesar was popular with the Roman people because:
He expanded the Roman Empire, gained money for Rome, and he loved the people of Rome.
He was a great orator.
He reformed the Roman calendar.
He was a famous gladiator.
______, ______, and ______ made up the First Triumvirate?
Julius Caesar, Pompey, Crassus
Augustus, Mark Antony, Lepidus
Nero, Caligula, Tiberius
Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, Hadrian
A Triumvirate is ______.
a political regime ruled or dominated by three powerful individuals
a type of ancient Roman military formation
a council of five elders in a village
a religious ceremony involving three priests
The First Triumvirate broke up due to which of the following reasons?
Death of Crassus and rivalry between Caesar and Pompey
Economic collapse
Invasion by foreign powers
Natural disasters
The Roman Patricians were afraid Caesar would become a dictator. Why were they afraid of that?
They feared losing their power and influence to Caesar, who wanted to become king .
They were concerned about Caesar's health.
They wanted to expand the Roman Empire.
They were worried about economic decline.
The "Ides of March" refers to which date?
March 1st
March 15th
March 31st
March 21st
Caesar aligned himself with ______, the Egyptian leader.
Cleopatra
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut
Nefertari
The figurative language used in the first scene to grab the audience’s attention is
Simile
Metaphor
Puns
Personification
The commoners are dressed in their best clothes to:
Celebrate Caesar's return to Rome
Pompey's funeral
Crassus' funeral
The birth of Caesar's child
Murellus compares the citizens to blocks & stones. Speaking to the citizens telling them to go home (scene 1):
“You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things!”
Simile
Metaphor
Pun
Personification
The Cobbler to Marullus and Flavius (scene 1)
“truly sir a mender of bad soles”
Metaphor
Personification
Pun
Simile
Caesar ruled the Republic of Rome and was considered
a king
Ruler for Life
President
Senator
