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1
All are Shakespeare's play EXCEPT:
Macbeth
Othello
Hamlet
Penelope
2
Romeo & Juliet was innovative because:
the protagonists died in the end
it was about forbidden love
it featured an interracial couple
It combined comedy & tragedy
3
The poetry genre Shakespeare was most famous for was:
narrative poem
haiku
free verse
sonnet
4
Shakespeare's theater was called:
The Hamlet
The World
The Thames
The Globe
5
Elizabethan women were not allowed to:
be actors
all answers
go outside by themselves
choose who they married
6
Two very important social norms during Elizabethan times were:
Independence & Diversity
Religion & Class
Social Justice & Voting Rights
Feminism & Industrialism
7
Queen Elizabeth's childhood friend and later lover was:
Edmund Spencer
Robert Dudley
William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
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Why did Shakespeare Marry Anne Hathaway?
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She was wealthy
It would have caused scandal if he didn't
She was pregnant
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What language were Shakespearean plays written in?
Old English
Modern English
Early Modern English
Anglo Saxon
10
What religion was Queen Elizabeth I?
Catholic
Protestant
Jewish
Muslim
11
Shakespeare's acting troupe was called:
Lord Chamberlain's Men
The Gentlemen
The Admiral's Men
The Merrymakers
12
Who was Queen Elizabeth's older sister?
Princess Diana
Queen Victoria
Bloody Mary
Anne Boleyn
13
Queen Elizabeth was important for Shakespeare because:
She reopened the theaters after Mary closed them
They had a secret relationship
She was his aunt
He was a royal as well
14
Why were several of Henry VIII's wives executed?
They were unfit mothers
They cheated on him
They committed treason
He wanted to marry other women
15
The name of Shakespeare's son who tragically died at 11 was:
Mercutio
Benvolio
Hamnet
Jacob
16
Queen Elizabeth refused to marry because:
Her father wouldn't let her
She was gay
She didn't want to share her power
She was too shy
17
Shakespeare was born in...
Germany
Stratford upon Avon
Thames
London
18
Shakespeare moved to this city so he could enter the world of theater:
London
New York
Edinboro
Leeds
19
They tried to assassinate Queen Elizabeth many times:
The Catholic Church
The Episcopal Church
The Spanish Royals
Parliament
