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William Shakespeare Quiz
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1
Which word did Shakespeare NOT create?
Uncomfortable
Manager
Swagger
Platonic
2
How did 'the groundlings' watch the plays that were put on?
They sat on the ground
They watched from backstage
They sat in chairs
They stood for the performance
3
William Shakespeare was 18 when he married. How old was his wife?
20
30
16
26
4
What year did The Globe Theatre open?
1597
1596
1599
1598
5
Women were allowed to act during the Elizabethan period.
True
False
6
Which group believed that The Globe Theatre encouraged outrageous and immoral behaviour?
The Puritans
The Gentry
The Nobility
The Monarchy
7
The popular "Ring a ring a rosie" song originated because of the...?
Belief in ghosts
Black Plague
Elizabethan traditions
Shakespeare wrote it
8
What was the dominant form of religion in the Elizabethan England?
Catholicism
Protestant
Christianity
Baptist
9
Shakespeare wrote a curse for his grave- daring anyone to move his body.
False
True
10
William Shakespeare's wife is named?
Mary
Lucy
Anne
Susanna
11
What shape best describes the shape of The Globe Theatre?
Square
Rectangle
Hexagon
Circle
12
Why was the 26th of April 1954 important to William Shakespeare's life?
He was born
He died
He was married
He was baptised
13
Shakespeare acted in his own plays.
False
True
14
The different seating areas in The Globe were organised by?
Class
Gender
Religion
Age
15
Shakespeare is also famous for his sonnets. How many lines are in a Shakespearean sonnet?
16
15
13
14
16
What is the correct spelling of the playwright's last name?
Shakspeare
Shakespeer
Shakespier
Shakespeare
17
Which is not part of the four humours?
Blood
Red bile
Blue bile
Yellow bile
18
Which one of the following plays did Shakespeare not write?
Measure for Measure
Cymbeline
Comedy of Errors
Timon of Cressida
19
How many siblings did Shakespeare have?
Six
Five
None
Seven
20
The Great Chain of Being is best defined by which phrase/word?
Decreed by God
Permanence
Divine heirarchy
Strict place