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Pre-reading for Shakespearean play
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1
Which play by William Shakespeare will we be reading in this class?
Hamlet
The Taming of the Shrew
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
2
What were his parents' names?
John and Anne
John and Judy
John and Mary
Anne and Michael
3
Where and when was Shakespeare born?
Spring 1564, Scotland
Spring 1564, Straford
Winter 1564, Stratford
Summer 1564, Scotland
4
Which of Shakespeare's plays was inspired by his son's death?
Macbeth
Hamlet
A Midsummer's Night Dream
The Tempest
5
Who did Shakespeare marry when he turned 18?
Anna Hathaway
Arnold Hathaway
Anne Hathaway
Anne Halfway
6
How many children did Anne and William have?
2
3
1
4
7
What was the name of Shakespeare's acting company?
Stratfod Upon Avon
The Globe
The King's Men
Richard Burbage's Acting Troupe
8
What event in 1594 changed Shakespeare's life?
He joined Richard Burbage's acting company
He started writing plays
His wife moved to London
He started his own acting company
9
Which of his plays was
not
made into a modern day film?
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Taming of the Shrew
King Lear
Twelfth Night
10
Which royal were Shakespeare's plays performed in front of?
Elizabeth I
Julius Caesar
Queen Mary
Henry V
11
Which of the following was
not
in his top 10 most important plays?
King Lear
Romeo and Juliet
Much Ado About Nothing
Julius Caesar
12
Which of the following lines is from a Shakespeare play?
All be it the sun...
Good friend, for Jesus' sake
A pair of star crossed lovers...
Nothing is impossible...
