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William Shakespeare - Life & Works
William Shakespeare - Life & Works
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1
Who was Shakespeare married to?
Anne Hathaway
Anne Bolyn
Anne Osborne
Anne Davis
2
What type of play contains a tragic hero and almost always results in death?
Satire
Tragedy
Comedy
Dramatic Irony
3
Approx. How many results would you get if you typed "Shakespeare" into Google?
145,000,000
1,000,000
1,000
700,000
4
Where did Shakespeare NEVER go that is surprising since he was a professional writer?
university
military training
high school
grammar school
5
What was the name of Shakespeare's theater group?
The All King's Men
The Lord Chamberlain's Men
The Happy-Go-Luckies
The Great Bards
6
What time period was Shakespeare born in?
1600s
1400s
1500s
1800s
7
Approx. How many new words did Shakespeare introduce to the English language?
1,000
500
50
3,000
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What other profession did Shakespeare have besides being a playwright?
broadcaster
farmer
poet
glover
9
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
100
250
50
154
10
Why did Shakespeare start to write poetry?
To make money
all of the above
The theaters closed due to the plague
It was a popular art form during his life
11
How was King James connected to Shakespeare's theater group?
He was an actor
He tried to shut down the plays
He was a patron
He was a cousin of Shakespeare
12
What did Shakespeare build in 1599?
The Globe Theater
The Rose Theater
The Gramercy Theater
Th
13
How many plays did Shakepeare write according to historians?
45
38
18
23
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Where did Shakespeare move in the 1580s?
Paris
Los Angeles
Dublin
London
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In England, the time during Shakespeare's life is usually called the ________________________.
Stonehenge Age
Elizabethan Age
Iron Age
Baroque Era
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Where was Shakespeare born?
Edinburgh, Scotland
Stratford, England
Atlanta, Georgia
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What is the only other book quoted more than Shakespeare?
The Bible
The Qur'an
The Sacred Texts of Buddhism
The Dead Sea Scrolls
