Shakespeare - an introduction quiz

Question 1

And how many poems/sonnets?

Accepted Answer

154

Question 2

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

Accepted Answer

37

Question 3

The commoners who stood to watch Shakespeare's plays were called?

Accepted Answer

Groundlings

Question 4

Which of the following is true about Elizabethan theater?

Accepted Answer

Only males were allowed to perform.

Question 5

What is the English time period during which Shakespeare was writing called?

Accepted Answer

Elizabethan Era

Question 6

Where was Shakespeare born?

Accepted Answer

Stratford-Upon-Avon

Question 7

In all of Europe the period in which Shakespeare lives and writes is called what?

Accepted Answer

The Renaissance

Question 8

In which Shakespearean drama is the main character a Danish Prince?

Accepted Answer

Hamlet

Question 9

Which one of these plays did Shakespeare NOT write

Accepted Answer

Pygmalion

Question 10

What kind of plays did Shakespeare NOT write?

Accepted Answer

Thrillers

Question 11

What is Shakespeare's first name?

Accepted Answer

William

Question 12

Which of these words did Shakespeare invent?

Accepted Answer

Assassination

Question 13

Romeo and Juliet is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Tragedy

Question 14

When was Shakespeare alive?

Accepted Answer

1564-1616

Question 15

Which of the following did Shakespeare NOT write?

Accepted Answer

Novels

Question 16

What is the name of the theatre where Shakespeare's plays were performed?

Accepted Answer

Globe Theater

Question 17

What was Shakespeare's wife's name?

Accepted Answer

Anne Hathaway

Question 18

The London theaters were closed in 1593 because of

Accepted Answer

Plague

Question 19

After Queen Elizabeth's reign, the next ruler was

Accepted Answer

King James I

Questions 19