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Quiz on Shakespeare
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1
How many plays did he write?
50
20
42
38
2
Shakespeare died on 23 April 1616.
TRUE
FALSE
3
How many sonnets did he write?
204
154
84
115
4
How old was he when he married 26-year-old Anne Hathaway?
25
35
47
18
5
King Lear
is a famous
comedy
tragedy
history play
6
A Midsummer Night's Dream
is a famous
tragedy
comedy
history play
7
His actual date of birth is unknown, but is traditionally celebrated on 23 April.
FALSE
TRUE
8
Macbeth
is a famous
history play
tragedy
comedy
9
His theatre was called
the Rose
New Place
the Blackfriars
the Globe
10
Elizabethan sonnet had 12 lines (4+4+4+2).
FALSE
TRUE
11
Titus Andronicus
is a famous
history play
comedy
tragedy
12
Much Ado About Nothing
is a famous
comedy
history play
tragedy
13
William Shakespeare is considered the greatest writer in English language.
TRUE
FALSE
14
Shakespeare's name was also written like
Shakspeare
Shakespear
Shakspere
all of the above
15
He wrote tragedies, comedies and
histories
romances
musicals
16
In the Elizabethan theatre female roles were played by
women
girls
men
17
Which play was adapted in this movie?
Hamlet
King Lear
Othello
18
Julius Caesar
is a famous
history play
comedy
tragedy
19
They had 3 children,
Susanna, Hamnet and Judith
Lear, John and William
Ophelia, Viola and Lear
20
Which play was adapted in this movie?
The Merchant of Venice
Much Ado About Nothing
Othello
21
He dedicated some of the sonnets to a Dark Lady.
TRUE
FALSE
22
Hamlet
is a famous
history play
comedy
tragedy
23
He was born in
York
Stratford-upon-Avon
London
Peterlee
24
How old was Shakespeare when he died?
65
80
74
52
25
Which play was adapted in this movie?
The Tempest
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
26
Romeo and Juliet
is a famous
tragedy
history play
comedy
27
He lived in the time of Queen
Mary
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth
Victoria
28
Bubonic plague raged in London in 1609.
TRUE
FALSE
29
After 1594, Shakespeare's plays were performed only by
the Blackfriars Theatre
the Lord Chamberlain's Men
John Fletcher's Men
30
Which play was adapted in this movie?
Hamlet
The Tempest
Romeo and Juliet