Shakespeare's plays were

published by his friends after his death

Shakespeare worked as:

An actor, a poet, and a playwright.

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1
Shakespeare once belonged to a theatre company known as:
The London Players
The Queen's Men
The Lord Chamberlain's Men
The Elizabethan Players
2
Scholars usually consider this to be Shakespeare's first play:
Two Gentlemen of Verona
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Taming of the Shrew
Love's Labour Lost
3
Referring to it only as "The Scottish Play," actors consider this title taboo to say aloud:
Macbeth
Othello
Titus Andronicus
Cymbeline
4
Shakespeare was born in the town of:
Stratford
Cornwall
London
Stratford-on-Avon
5
The theatre usually associated with Shakespeare was:
The Globe
The Curtain
The Rose
The Theatre
6
The inscription on Shakespeare's tomb is:
A sonnet
A verse from the Bible
A curse or warning
A quote from the play Hamlet
7
Shakespeare wrote most often in:
rhyming couplets
iambic pentameter
trochaic pentameter
iambic tetrameter
8
Shakespearean plays seldom featured:
elaborate costumes
singing and dancing
painted sets
visual and audio effects
9
Shakespeare's plays were
found in a wooden chest in his home
buried with him in his grave
published by his friends after his death
printed out as scripts for actors to use during rehearsals
10
Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, is set in
Italy
France
England
Greece
11
Shakespeare worked as:
A playwright
A poet
An actor
An actor, a poet, and a playwright.
12
Shakespeare was a graduate of:
Trade School
College
Grammar School
University
13
Shakespeare is often referred to as:
The Rose of English Literature
The Sonneteer of Stratford
The Bard of Avon
The Scrivener of Stratford
14
With the proceeds from his theatre, Shakespeare purchased a home called:
New Place
Swan Castle
Swan's Way
Avon Place
15
William Shakespeare was born in the ...
1700s
1800s
1600s
1500s
16
Shakespeare had ______ child(ren).
2
1
3
4
17
Which skill was NOT required for an actor during Shakespeare's time?
gymnastic skills
ventriloquism
fencing skills
singing skills
18
Shakespeare was married to:
Anne Bolyne
Anne Hathaway
Anne of Green Gables
His Job
19
A speech spoken by a Shakespearean actor while alone on stage is called a(n):
Soliloquy
Aside
Monologue
Epilogue
20
In his will, Shakespeare left his wife:
Her favourite horse
The furnishings in their home
His share in the theatre company
His second best bed

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