5. Which of the following is NOT true about Shakespeare?

Shakespeare never published any of his plays

6. What happened to the original Globe Theatre?

It burned down from a cannon ball explosion.

10. Which of these phrases appears on Shakespeare's gravetone?

...curst be he that moves my bones.

7. The time in which Shakespeare lived is known as the Elizabethan Era because

England was ruled by Queen Elizabeth I

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Shakespeare Background Quiz

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This is a quiz over Shakespeare's background information.

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2. Wm. Shakespeare supposedly was born and died on what day?
May 17th
March 15th
April 23rd
April 25th
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5. Which of the following is NOT true about Shakespeare?
Anne Hathaway was eight years older than Shakespeare
Shakespeare's actual birthday is unknown
Shakespeare never published any of his plays
Hathaway was also several months pregnant before marriage
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6. What happened to the original Globe Theatre?
It burned down from a cannon ball explosion.
It was opened late.
It leaked and thus collapsed.
It fell down from old age and poor upkeep.
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9. Shakespeare wrote all the following types of plays EXCEPT:
Comedies
Tragedies
History plays
Melodramas
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3. Laws in Shakespeare's time prohibited
spectators from throw objects at the actors on stage
the audience from sitting on the stage during a performance
Women appearing on stage
dogs from appearing on stage
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8. Though we think of Shakespeare as a playwright, during most of his life he was also
a teacher
a journalist
a lawyer
an actor
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4. Which British monarch reigned for most of Shakespeare's life?
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth II
James I
Charles I
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10. Which of these phrases appears on Shakespeare's gravetone?
May this great author rest in peace.
He arrived on earth with nothing but left everything to us.
He wrote so much that it will take years to hear it all.
...curst be he that moves my bones.
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1. Shakespeare was called the Bard of Avon because
he had many of his plays published
he was a great lyric poet
he was an actor as well as a playwright
he died at home in Avon
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7. The time in which Shakespeare lived is known as the Elizabethan Era because
England was ruled by Queen Elizabeth I
England was ruled by Queen Elizabeth II
England was ruled by James I
England was shaken by religious controversy and unrest

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