Shakespeare - What do you know already? Flashcards

1

Where did Shakespeare live part of his life?

Stratford-on Avon
Manchester
Stoke-on-Trent

2

Apart from writing plays, what else did he do?

He was a carpenter and a singer
He wrote poetry and was a farmer
He wrote poetry and was an actor

3

That line comes from the play..

Hamlet
King Lear
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth

4

What are Shakespeare's poems called

a monet
a sonett
a bonett
a closett

5

Leonardo di Caprio starred in a Shakespeare play, which one?

King Lear
Hamlet
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Romeo and Juliet

6

Ophelia is..

a witch in Macbeth
Hamlet's girlfriend
Juliet's mother

7

What is the Globe?

A famous map of the world
A sports stadium
An Elizabethan theatre
A Roman amphitheatre

8

The phrase "Is this a dagger I see before me?" comes from the play..

Macbeth
Hamlet
Love's Labour Lost
Romeo and Juliet

9

How do you finish this phrase? To be....

amazing
or not to be
and be thankful for it
or die

10

What do you call plays that end happily?

History plays
Comedies
Tragedies
Absurd plays

11

Which female monarch reigned during Shakespeare's time?

Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Adèle
Queen Elisa
Queen Silvia

12

In which of these tragedies do both main characters die?

Romeo and Juliet
The Merchant of Venise

13

What do you call plays that end unhappily?

History plays
Comedies
tragedies
poetry

14

When did Shakespeare live?

In the 14th century
In the 18th century
In the 12th century
In the 16th century

15

What is Shakespeare's first name?

William
Tommy
Walter
Henry

Shakespeare - What do you know already?

Questions 15

Shakespeare - What do you know already?

Questions 15