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Shakespeare's Life

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Shakespeare born?

a)

Willesden

b)

Dublin

c)

Stratford-upon-Avon

d)

London

2.

His father John was a...

a)

farmer

b)

glovemaker

c)

fishmonger

d)

carpenter

3.

How old was Shakespeare when he married Anne Hathaway?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

20

d)

21

4.

What was the name of his only son?

a)

Harry

b)

Hamlet

c)

Hamnet

d)

Hamster

5.

When Shakespeare moved to London, he started to work in...

a)

a theatre

b)

a bakery

c)

a museum

d)

a music shop

6.

What was the terrible disease that hit London and killed thousands of people in 1593?

a)

Cholera

b)

Flu

c)

Cancer

d)

Plague

7.

What are Shakespeare's short poems called?

a)

Grime

b)

Sonnets

c)

Songs

d)

Ballads

8.

Shakespeare helped build a new theatre called...

a)

the Swan

b)

the Earth

c)

the Globe

d)

the Rose

9.

Who normally played women's roles in Shakespeare's time?

a)

Women

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Young girls

d)

Young boys

10.

Which of these plays was NOT written by Shakespeare?

a)

Romeo and Juliet

b)

Beowulf

c)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

d)

Henry V

11.

William became...

a)

a wealthy man

b)

a rascal

c)

a glovemaker

d)

a poor man

12.

How old was Shakespeare when he died?

a)

50

b)

52

c)

54

d)

62

13.

Where is Shakespeare's tombstone located?

a)

At Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon

b)

At The Globe Theatre in London

c)

Westfield Shopping centre

d)

No-one knows