WorksheetsShakespeare's Life
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Where was Shakespeare born?
Willesden
Dublin
Stratford-upon-Avon
London
His father John was a...
farmer
glovemaker
fishmonger
carpenter
How old was Shakespeare when he married Anne Hathaway?
16
18
20
21
What was the name of his only son?
Harry
Hamlet
Hamnet
Hamster
When Shakespeare moved to London, he started to work in...
a theatre
a bakery
a museum
a music shop
What was the terrible disease that hit London and killed thousands of people in 1593?
Cholera
Flu
Cancer
Plague
What are Shakespeare's short poems called?
Grime
Sonnets
Songs
Ballads
Shakespeare helped build a new theatre called...
the Swan
the Earth
the Globe
the Rose
Who normally played women's roles in Shakespeare's time?
Women
Shakespeare
Young girls
Young boys
Which of these plays was NOT written by Shakespeare?
Romeo and Juliet
Beowulf
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Henry V
William became...
a wealthy man
a rascal
a glovemaker
a poor man
How old was Shakespeare when he died?
50
52
54
62
Where is Shakespeare's tombstone located?
At Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon
At The Globe Theatre in London
Westfield Shopping centre
No-one knows
