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WorksheetsShakespeare
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where was Shakespeare born?
a)
Stanford-upon-Avon
b)
Stratford-upon-Avon
c)
Stafford-upon-Thames
d)
London
2.
When did W. Shakespeare die?
a)
23, April, 1600
b)
20, April, 1616
c)
23, April, 1616
3.
What is the name of Shakespeare's father and mother?
a)
Abraham and Sara
b)
William and Anne
c)
John and Mary
4.
William Shakespeare married...
a)
Anne Hathaway
b)
Elizabeth Bennett
c)
Miriam Shakespeare
d)
Demi Moore
5.
How many children did William Shakespeare have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
6.
Who of his children died?
a)
Judith
b)
Hamnet
c)
Susan
7.
What's the name of Shakespeare's theatre?
a)
The King's Head
b)
The Curtain
c)
The Swan
d)
The Globe
8.
Name of the river that was near the Globe
a)
Loft
b)
Urchins
c)
Thames
d)
Holy Trinity Church
9.
How many lines make up a Shakespearean sonnet?
a)
13
b)
14
c)
15
d)
16
10.
Shakespeare's plays are categorized in what 3 genres?
a)
Comedy, Romance, Drama
b)
Tragedy, Romance, Action
c)
Comedy, Tragedy, History
d)
Romance, Horror, Drama
11.
How many Acts are in Shakespeare's plays?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
12.
Why did men play women's roles in Shakespeare's plays?
a)
because theaters were too dirty and dangerous
b)
because it was against the law for women to be onstage
c)
because women did not like the theater
d)
because women were busy being mothers
13.
Unlike most playwrights of his time, Shakespeare also worked as an?
a)
postal worker
b)
comedian
c)
woman
d)
actor
14.
Why was the original Globe built outside of the city limits?
a)
Groundlings smell bad.
b)
The church thought they were evil.
c)
Queen Elizabeth hated the theatre.
d)
Shakespeare was cray-cray.
15.
How many lines does a sonnet have?
a)
14
b)
12
c)
16
d)
18
16.
What did Shakespeare leave to his wife in his will?
a)
second best bed
b)
second best house
c)
second best watch
d)
second best play
17.
Women during this time were allowed to choose their husbands.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Which monarch was on the throne when he was born?
a)
Henry VIII
b)
William
c)
George
d)
Elizabeth
19.
A long speech in which a character who is onstage ALONE expresses his or her thoughts aloud.
a)
Soliloquy
b)
Aside
c)
Dialogue
d)
Monologue
20.
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
a)
Double Rainbow
b)
Couplet
c)
Prose
d)
Dialogue
21.
Shakespeare was part of a theatrical group called
a)
The President's Group
b)
The Royal Troupe
c)
The King's Men
d)
The Elite Theater
22.
Instructions in the text of a play that indicate the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting
a)
Playbill
b)
Italics
c)
Prose
d)
Stage Directions
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