A first quiz about Shakespeare

Question 1

Who did Shakespeare marry?

Accepted Answer

Anne Hathaway

Question 2

Who has got the highest position in the Great Chain of Being?

Accepted Answer

God

Question 3

How were the theatres financed at the Bard's time?

Accepted Answer

by a group of actors

Question 4

Work: What kind of plays did Shakespeare write more often after the death of his son Hamnet?

Accepted Answer

tragedies

Question 5

How many children did Shakespeare have?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 6

The actors at Shakespeare's time usually had life-long contracts with the theatre owners.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

Elizabethan World Picture: In which system of order did people in Shakespeare’s time believe?

Accepted Answer

hierarchy

Question 8

How many visitors could the theatres in London count every day on average?

Accepted Answer

15.000

Question 9

Biography: What was the reason for the change of name from “The Lord Chamberlain’s Men” to “The King’s Men”?

Accepted Answer

death of Queen Elizabeth I

Question 10

Entertainment in London: What were the only ways to cross the Thames?

Accepted Answer

by boat and across the bridge

Question 11

What was the relationship between James VI King of Scotland and King James I of England?

Accepted Answer

it was one and the same person

Question 12

What was not common during the theatre performances at Shakespeare's time?

Accepted Answer

entering the stage

Question 13

"The First Folio" was a collection of 36 Shakespeare plays.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

The Globe: What was the scenery mainly made of?

Accepted Answer

imagination

Question 15

When did Shakespeare write Hamlet?

Accepted Answer

1600

Question 16

Biography: When was Shakespeare born?

Accepted Answer

1564

Question 17

An extended speech delivered by a character who is addressing other characters on the stage is called "soliloquy"

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

Which play was not written by Shakespeare?

Accepted Answer

Death of a Salesman

Question 19

Why did Shakespeare marry Anne Hathaway?

Accepted Answer

she was pregnant

Question 20

Theatre: From which position did the audience watch the play?

Accepted Answer

25% of the people stood during the performance ("groundlings")

Question 21

Theatre: What was one of the main tasks of the actors?

Accepted Answer

to take over the audience

Question 22

Compared with today, more people attended the theatre at Shakespeare's time.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

London: What was the name of the only bridge across the River Thames?

Accepted Answer

London Bridge

Question 24

The Globe: When was the Globe Theatre built?

Accepted Answer

1599

Question 25

Shakespeare married at 18

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

Why is Shakespeare still relevant? (more than one answer)

Accepted Answer

Authentic characters, Timeless themes

Question 27

Shakespeare wrote 37 plays

Accepted Answer

True

Question 28

Shakespeare usually writes in couplets. What are they?

Accepted Answer

two consecutive lines of poetry

Question 29

A line of poetry/text in a drama consisting of 10 syllables, with a short or unstressed one followed by a stressed one

Accepted Answer

... is called iambic pentameter

Question 30

In Shakespeare's days, audiences had to put their money in a box, which is why nowadays we buy tickets at the Box Office

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

Theatre: What kind of people went to the theatre in Shakespeare’s time?

Accepted Answer

everyone

Question 32

Where was Shakespeare born?

Accepted Answer

Stratford on Avon

A first quiz about Shakespeare

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A first quiz about Shakespeare

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