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WorksheetsWilliam Shakespeare Worksheet
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many plays did he write?
a)
Approximately 38
b)
100
c)
65
d)
1000
2.
What was/is The First Folio?
a)
The first play Shakespeare ever published.
b)
The first printed audience playbill ever.
c)
The current complete collection of Shakespeare's works.
d)
The first published collection of Shakespeare's plays.
3.
The Elizabethan Era is named after ___.
a)
Queen Elizabeth I
b)
Queen Elizabeth II
c)
Queen Elizabeth III
d)
Queen Elizabeth IV
4.
Who was the ruler of England during most of Shakespeare's time?
a)
James I
b)
Elizabeth I
c)
James II
d)
Elizabeth II
5.
True or false: The theater was popular with both royalty and common people in Shakespeare's time.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What was Shakespeare's last play?
a)
The Two Noble Kinsmen
b)
Macbeth
c)
Hamlet
d)
Rome & Juliet
7.
In what theater were most of Shakespeare's plays performed?
a)
The Queen's Theatre
b)
The Curtain
c)
The Rose
d)
The Globe
8.
What were the people who paid a penny to stand during a performance called?
a)
Groundlings
b)
Foundlings
c)
Commoners
d)
Paupers
9.
Which of the following is widely considered to be Shakespeare's most popular play?
a)
Romeo & Juliet
b)
King Lear
c)
Othello
d)
Hamlet
10.
True or false: Shakespeare wrote poetry.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
When Shakespeare came on the scene, who was London's most popular playwright?
a)
Christopher Marlowe
b)
Queen Elizabeth
c)
Nick Johnson
d)
Geoffrey Rush
12.
True or false: Some scholars believe there was no one person named William Shakespeare.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
When did Shakespeare die?
a)
April 23,1616
b)
July 22,1832
c)
September 16,1759
d)
October 31,1737
14.
Shakespeare was born in
a)
1532
b)
1564
c)
1602
d)
1643
15.
He wrote
a)
38 plays and 158 sonnets
b)
158 plays and 38 sonnets
16.
Which Shakespeare play is The Lion King based on?
a)
Macbeth
b)
Hamlet
c)
Othello
d)
King Lear
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