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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. LIFE AND WORK
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1
Which Shakespearean play is about a prince tormented by his father´s murder?
King Lear
Hamlet
Macbeth
Othello
2
What statement is not true about Shakespeare´s times?
Many spectators stood close to the stage
Poor people were not allowed into the playhouses
Male actors performed women´s roles
The aristocracy liked the theatre
3
What type of poetry did Shakespeare write?
Sonnets
Ode
Elegy
Epic poetry
4
Where was William Shakespeare born?
Oxford
Stratford upon Avon
Dublin
London
5
What was the name of the theatre Shakespeare was one of the owners of?
Blackfriars´ Theatre
Covent Garden Theatre
Lord Chamberlain´sTheatre
The Globe
6
What literary movement took place during Shakespeare´s lifetime?
Enlightenment
Restoration
Romanticism
Renaissance
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Which of these facts about Shakespeare is not true?
He died a poor man
He learnt Latin at a Grammar School
At the age of 18 he married an 8 year older woman
He was a successful playwright and considered a “gentleman”
8
Who was a very popular English king or queen during Shakespeare´s lifetime?
Henry VIII
King Richard I The Lion Heart
Queen Victoria
Elizabeth I
9
Which of these Shakespearean plays shows the damaging effects of political ambition?
Henry IV
The Merchant of Venice
King Lear
Macbeth
10
Which of these Shakespearean plays is not a comedy?
As You Like It
A Midsummer Night´s Drea
King Lear
Much Ado about Nothing
11
When did William Shakespeare live?
16thcentury
17thcentury
15thcentury
18thcentury
12
What was Shakespeare´s Hamlet named after?
A place in Denmark
An English King
His dead son Hamnet
An Italian Prince
13
Romeo and Juliet are two characters created by Shakespeare whose love is impossible because…
They were too jealous
Romeo was killed
Juliet was married
Their families were enemies
14
Why were theatres closed for some time during Shakespeare´s lifetime?
Because of a fire
Because of an earthquake
Because there was a war
Because there was a plague
15
Which of these Shakespearean plays is about a jealous man called the Moor of Venice?
Othello
Hamlet
Macbeth
King Lear
16
Which of these Shakespearean characters is an old man who was betrayed by his daughters?
Julius Caesar
King Lear
Richard II
Henry IV
17
Which of these popular quotes is not by Shakespeare?
To be or not to be, that is the question
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark
All the world is a stage and men and women merely players
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken
18
Apart from being a playwright what other job did Shakespeare do?
carpenter
actor
baker
glove maker
19
Which of these different literary genres isn´t included in Shakespeare´s works?
poetry
comedy
novels
tragedy
20
What was the name of Shakespeare´s acting company?
Lord Chamberlain´s Men
The Blackfriars
The Admiral´s Men
The Globe
