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1
What was Shakespeare's Date of Birth?
December 25, 1601
May 23, 1564
April 23, 1664
April 23, 1564
2
Because they were behind the stage, gallery seats were cheaper.
False
True
3
What was used to show when and what type of play would be performed?
Flags
Flyers
Signs
Billboards
4
The new Globe Theatre opened in:
2007
1973
1984
1997
5
Theatres were closed during some periods in the 1500s and 1600s because of:
The Coronavirus
The Spanish Flu
The Bubonic Plague
6
The Lion King is based on Shakespeare's:
Romeo and Juliet
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hamlet
Julius Caesar
7
What is the name of the first theatre built in London?
The Globe
The Rose
The Theatre
The Swan
8
Who was the ruler of England in the 1590s?
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth II
King Henry VIII
Queen Elizabeth III
9
In his will, Shakespeare left the bulk of his will to:
His oldest daughter
His wife
His youngest daughter
His mistress
10
How many children did Shakespeare have?
2
4
none
3
11
What were the seats called behind the stage?
The gallery
Comfy seats
Box seats
Best seats in the house
12
Pay of actors depended on admission sales.
False
True
13
After a playwright wrote for an acting company, he no longer owned the play.
True
False
14
Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford-Upon-Avon, England
Cambridge, England
France
London, England
15
Plagiarism in that time looked like:
People watching plays and taking notes
Photocopying stolen plays
Video recording plays
16
Actors only had about 3 weeks to practice a new play.
False
True
17
When did Shakespeare's plays move from comedies to tragedies?
After his return to his family
After the death of his son, Hamnet
After his writing was questioned
18
Plays in that time were meant to be seen and heard, NOT
acted out
televised
read
spoken
19
The first full published collection of Shakespeare's works was called:
Famous Works of Shakespeare
First Folio
First Works
The Collection
20
If you've said "in a pickle" you were quoting Shakespeare.
True
False
