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This is a quiz that covers basic information about Shakespeare and some of his plays
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1
Romeo and Juliet is an example of which of the following?
Comedy
Tragedy
Sonnet
History
2
Shakespeare wrote how many plays?
51
37
23
30
3
What is the name of the theatre where Shakespeare's plays were performed?
The Old Vic
Globe Theater
Stratford-Upon-Avon
Carmike Theater
4
An iamb contains
one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
two unstressed syllables
one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable
two stressed syllables
5
Which of the following is true about Elizabethan theater?
Plays had elaborate sets.
Only males were allowed to perform.
Visiting the theater was very expensive.
Play were only performed at night.
6
What major controversy surrounds Shakespeare?
People think he was murdered by an actor.
He was having an affair with the queen.
Many of his major works were stolen after his death.
People think he did not actually write his plays.
7
When was Shakespeare alive?
1464-1515
1564-1616
1764-1818
1664-1717
8
Where was Shakespeare born?
Verona
London
The Globe
Stratford-Upon-Avon
9
What is the time period during which Shakespeare was writing?
Catholic Era
Elizabethan Era
Industrial Age
Enlightenment Age
10
What was Shakespeare's wife's name?
Mary Scott
Elizabeth
Anne Hathaway
Juliet Capulet
11
Which of the following did Shakespeare NOT write?
Comedies
Novels
Poems
Tragedies
12
Which of the following is not a "category" of Shakespeare's plays?
Tragedy
Bromance
History
Comedy
13
Approximately how many words did Shakespeare add to the English language?
1,700
250
500
20,000
14
Which of the following is NOT a tragedy?
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Othello
15
Romeo's last name was:
Capulet
Montague
Romanson
Macbeth
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What is Shakespeare's first name?
Romeo
William
Elizabeth
Theodore
