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1
Which play is considered to be Shakespeare's most influential?
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Twelfth Night
2
Some scholars estimate that Shakespeare invented ________ English words.
1700
2200
1200
700
3
At the height of his popularity, Shakespeare's plays were performed:
at his home
in his own theater, called "The Globe"
in an outside amphitheater
in a rented theater space
4
In Shakespeare's day, who played the female roles in all plays?
Young boys
Older men
Older women
Young girls
5
Shakespeare wrote most of his plays in:
English Rhyme
Haiku
Blank Verse
Latin Rhyme
6
When did Shakespeare live?
1664-1716
1864-1916
1564-1616
1764-1816
7
Roughly how old are most of Shakespeare's plays?
100 years
200 years
300 years
400 years
8
Which of the following movies is a re-telling of Hamlet?
Frozen
The Lion King
Finding Dory
The Princess Bride
9
According to IMDb, how many modern movies are based on Shakespeare's plays?
17
42
32
47
10
Shakespeare's characters were known to be "representations." This means they are usually:
More exaggerated than today's characters
More religious than today's characters
More realistic than today's characters
More hip than today's characters
11
In addition to plays, Shakespeare contributed many _______ to English literature.
Biographies
Songs
Novels
Sonnets
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With whom were Shakespeare's plays popular originally?
The wealthy elites liked them
Only the Queen liked them
The poor "groundlings" liked them
People from all groups liked them
