Shakespeare Pre-Test

Question 1

The movie 10 Things I Hate About You is based on what Shakespeare play?

Accepted Answer

The Taming of the Shrew

Question 2

What is the name of the theater most associated with William Shakespeare?

Accepted Answer

The Globe

Question 3

Approximately how many words did Shakespeare invent?

Accepted Answer

1700

Question 4

Which Shakespeare play is the basis of the novel and movie Warm Bodies, about a zombie and human that fall in love?

Accepted Answer

Romeo and Juliet

Question 5

What Shakespeare play is the movie The Lion King loosely based on?

Accepted Answer

Hamlet

Question 6

Who was Queen of England when Shakespeare began his career as a playwright?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth I

Question 7

In what Shakespeare play would you find the line, "To be, or not to be, that is the question."

Accepted Answer

Hamlet

Question 8

In 1592, why were all theaters in London closed?

Accepted Answer

Plague

Question 9

What type of play usually ends in death for the main characters?

Accepted Answer

Tragedy

Question 10

What is a speech delivered by a character alone on stage that expresses his/her feelings?

Accepted Answer

Soliloquy

Question 11

In what century was William Shakespeare born?

Accepted Answer

16th

Question 12

In what country did Shakespeare write his plays?

Accepted Answer

England

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