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1
What was Shakespeare's last play?
Macbeth
Hamlet
Rome & Juliet
The Two Noble Kinsmen
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When did Shakespeare die?
April 23,1616
July 22,1832
September 16,1759
October 31,1737
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How many plays did he write?
100
1000
65
37
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True or false: Some scholars believe there was no one person named William Shakespeare.
False
True
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What were the people who paid a penny to stand during a performance called?
Groundlings
Foundlings
Commoners
Paupers
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What was/is The First Folio?
The first play Shakespeare ever published.
The current complete collection of Shakespeare's works.
The first published collection of Shakespeare's plays.
The first printed audience playbill ever.
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Which Shakespeare play is The Lion King based on?
Macbeth
King Lear
Hamlet
Othello
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In what theater were most of Shakespeare's plays performed?
The Globe
The Rose
The Queen's Theatre
The Curtain
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Shakespeare was born in
1643
1532
1564
1602
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Who was the ruler of England during most of Shakespeare's time?
James I
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth II
James II
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True or false: The theater was popular with both royalty and common people in Shakespeare's time.
True
False
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He wrote
38 plays and 158 sonnets
158 plays and 38 sonnets
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True or false: Shakespeare wrote poetry.
False
True
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When Shakespeare came on the scene, who was London's most popular playwright?
Geoffrey Rush
Queen Elizabeth
Christopher Marlowe
Nick Johnson
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Which of the following is widely considered to be Shakespeare's most popular play?
Hamlet
Romeo & Juliet
King Lear
Othello
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The Elizabethan Era is named after ___.
Queen Elizabeth III
Queen Elizabeth IV
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth II
