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Shakespeare facts

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

a)

at least 28

b)

at least 38

c)

at least 48

d)

at least 58

2.

How many languages have Shakespeare’s plays been translated into?

a)

over 20

b)

over 50

c)

over 75

d)

over 100

3.

How many languages has Hamlet been produced in?

a)

50

b)

75

c)

100

d)

115

4.

When was the first film production of a Shakespeare play made?

a)

1900

b)

1925

c)

1950

d)

1975

5.

How many film and TV versions of Shakespeare’s plays have ever been produced?

a)

210

b)

310

c)

410

d)

510

6.

How much were playwrights paid for a play in Shakespeare’s time?

a)

about 6£

b)

about 12£

c)

about 18£

d)

about 22£

7.

What did Shakespeare use to write his plays?

a)

a feather

b)

a pencil

c)

a pen

d)

a highlighter

8.

How did the Globe Theatre announce a new play in Shakespeare’s time?

a)

advert in the newspaper

b)

hanging out flags

c)

Facebook and Twitter

d)

tv comercials

9.

What was built in London in 1997?

a)

a Shakespeare museum

b)

a statue of Shakespeare

c)

a replica of the Globe Theatre

d)

a Shakespeare restaurant

10.

The stories told in most of Shakespeare’s plays are not original.

a)

true

b)

false