Shakespeare Background

Question 1

What is the language of Shakespeare's plays called?

Accepted Answer

Early Modern English

Question 2

They had electricity to light their homes.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

The telephone was used to communicate.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

Which of these is a famous Shakespearean comedy?

Accepted Answer

Twelfth Night

Question 5

Who did Shakespeare marry?

Accepted Answer

Anne Hathaway

Question 6

Actors in Shakespeare's plays were only men and boys.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Which of these is NOT a famous Shakespearean tragedy?

Accepted Answer

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Question 8

William Shakespeare was born in the 1700s.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

Which of these is a famous Shakespearean tragic hero?

Accepted Answer

Othello

Question 10

Galileo Galilei, a famous astronomer, was alive at the same time as Shakespeare.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

What river runs through London, near the Globe Theatre?

Accepted Answer

The Thames

Question 12

The period during which Shakespeare lived and wrote is often called the:

Accepted Answer

The Renaissance

Question 13

Queen Elizabeth I was the ruling monarch of England for most of Shakespeare's life.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

What type of plays did Shakespeare write?

Accepted Answer

all of them

Question 15

Disney's "Lion King" is based on which Shakespeare play?

Accepted Answer

Hamlet

Question 16

Which of these lines is from Hamlet?

Accepted Answer

To be, or not to be, that is the question."

Question 17

The printing press, invented by Johannes Gutenberg, existed during Shakespeare's time.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

When did Shakespeare die?

Accepted Answer

1616

Question 19

What year was Shakespeare born?

Accepted Answer

1564

Question 20

The Black Plague (bubonic plague) occurred during Shakespeare's lifetime.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

What was the name of the famous theater associated with Shakespeare?

Accepted Answer

The Globe

Question 22

Christopher Columbus had already sailed to the Americas.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

Where was William Shakespeare born?

Accepted Answer

Stratford-upon-Avon, England

Question 24

Which of following is correct about time pieces during Shakespeare's time?

Accepted Answer

There were clocks in his time; bad, inaccurate ones though, Sundial and hour glasses were the preferred method of telling time

Question 25

Which of these is a famous Shakespearean history play?

Accepted Answer

King Henry V

Question 26

The American Revolutionary War happened during Shakespeare's lifetime.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 27

What were the names of Shakespeare's children?

Accepted Answer

Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith

Question 28

What is a sonnet?

Accepted Answer

A 14-line poem

Question 29

People used ballpoint pens to write plays.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 30

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

Accepted Answer

~ 154

Question 31

What was Shakespeare's father's profession?

Accepted Answer

Glover

Question 32

The Movie "10 Thing I Hate About You" is based on which Shakespeare play

Accepted Answer

Taming of the Shrew

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