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Unit 8 Shakespeare
Elizabethan theatres were NOT used for
When was he born?
Unit 8 Shakespeare
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When was he born?
On 12th March 1546
On 23rd April 1564
On 52nd June 1564
On 1st April 1555
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Elizabethan theatres were NOT used for
bear baiting
praying
gambling
brothel (maison close)
3
What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?
Juliet Soverthon
Anne Hathaway
Emma Watson
Kim Kardashian
4
If Shakespeare called you a bully, he was calling you:
A cow farmer
A bully
a good friend
An idiot
5
Shakespeare had a son called Hamnet
True
False
6
Why were theatres situated in the South bank of the river Thames in London?
Playhouses were considered noisy and disruptive
It was hotter
It was less expensive
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We have very little information about his life. How could we find the information we have?
Thanks to his descendants
Thanks to Mrs Servais
Thanks to archeological findings
Thanks to some public records
8
Which special effects did they use?
smoke effects
the firing of a real canon
None
3D animation
9
What are Shakespeare's "Lost Years"?
7 years during which he travelled in France
We have no documented facts about him
10
Performances were always held in the afternoons
True
False
11
Which university did he attend?
Cambridge
None
St. Andrews
Oxford
12
His wife was .....
8 years older than him
8 years younger than him
3 years older than him
3 years younger than him
13
Where was Shakespeare born?
In London
In stratford-upon-Avon
In Brighton
In Shaftesbury
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How many kids did he have?
7
4
3
6
15
When did Shakespeare die?
On 23rd April 1616
On 1st April 1452
On 1st April 1871
On 23rd April 1661
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Where were the plays firstly perfomed? (several answers possible)
in the courtyards of inns
in the houses of noblemen
in the chuch
on open ground
