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1) Most people believe that Shakespeare's birthday was...
A
August 27, 1654
B
March 23, 1568
C
April 23, 1564
D
April 26, 1546
2) Where was Shakespeare born?
A
Liverpool, England
B
London, England
C
Stratford-Upon-Avon, England
D
Paris, France
3) What did Shakespeare's dad do for a living?
A
wrote plays and poems
B
made shoes
C
was King of England
D
made gloves
4) At what age did Shakespeare leave school?
A
he never went to school
B
12
C
18
D
14
5) What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?
A
Anne Boleyn
B
Anne Hathaway
C
Anna Faris
D
Marie Antoinette
6) How old was Shakespeare when he got married?
A
14
B
21
C
16
D
18
7) All of the following were names of Shakespeare's children EXCEPT:
A
Susanna
B
Hamlet
C
Hamnet
D
Judith
8) How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
A
1
B
145
C
289
D
154
9) What was the ORIGINAL name of Shakespeare's acting group?
A
Shakespeare's Guys
B
Queen's Men
C
King's Men
D
Lord Chamberlain's Men
10) When did Shakespeare begin writing tragedies?
A
after his wife died in 1613
B
after his pet cat died in 1590
C
after his daughter died in 1600
D
after his son died in 1596
11) Where were most of Shakespeare's plays performed?
A
Planet Theater
B
Globe Theater
C
World Theater
D
Broadway
12) When was Romeo and Juliet published?
A
1603
B
1583
C
1597
D
1565
13) Which of the following could NOT perform on stage during Shakespeare's time?
A
men
B
young boys
C
women
D
old men
14) How many plays did Shakespeare write?
A
154
B
37
C
5
D
49
15) Shakespeare wrote all of the following genres EXCEPT:
A
tragedy
B
comedy
C
history
D
romance
16) When did Shakespeare die?
A
April 26, 1606
B
April 23, 1700
C
August 27, 1613
D
April 23, 1616
17) What caused the Globe Theater to burn down?
A
Someone knocked over a lantern.
B
Someone intentionally set it on fire.
C
Someone dropped a match.
D
They fired a cannon during a play.
18) Which of the following is NOT one of Shakespeare's plays?
A
Hamlet
B
Macbeth
C
Wicked
D
Romeo and Juliet
19) The people who stood in front of the stage at the Globe Theater were called...?
A
shambles
B
groundlings
C
groundhogs
D
peasants
20) How did people know a play was about to begin during Shakespeare's time?
A
someone would come on stage and tell them
B
the lights would dim
C
the curtain would rise
D
a trumpet would sound three times
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