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