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Shakespeare Life and Times
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Life and times of Shakespeare
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1
Shakespearian "comedies" always end in a...
Death
Birth
Marriage
Laugh
2
Shakespeare is buried in the United States of America.
True
False
3
What was the original name of Shakespeare's theatre group later called The King's Men?
Queen Elizabeth's Players
Lord Chamberlain's Men
Lord Herman's Men
Johnny Depp
4
Shakespeare's father worked for a large department store?
True
False
5
Shakespeare's hometown was located on the Thames River.
False
True
6
How old was Shakespeare's son, Hamnet, when he passed away?
11
8
5
12
7
The theatres were located in the slums, outskirts or otherwise called the ... of London?
The Free for All
The Liberties
The Ghetto
The Alley
8
Shakespeare didn't believe in using blood and action to entertain his audience.
True
False
9
How old was Shakespeare when he wrote
Romeo and Juliet
and also
A Midsummer Night's Dream
?
18
22
52
30
10
London was a busy, crowded, and dirty city in which to live during Shakespeare's time.
False
True
11
What does the term "Renaissance" mean?
Zombies are coming!
Death
Rebirth
End of the world
12
What is the name given to the lower class that paid only a cent to watch a theatre performance?
Neither A nor B
Penny Stinkards
Groundlings
Both A and B
13
Shakespeare's parents were both functionally illiterate.
True
False
14
Only the rich and educated attended Shakespeare's plays.
True
False
15
Shakespeare attended but dropped out of Oxford University.
False
True
16
It was considered dangerous/risky to your health to take a bath even once a year.
False
True
17
What is Shakespeare's wife's name?
Kim Biehl
Mary Arden
Anne Hathaway
Juliet Shakespeare
18
What other language did Shakespeare speak fluently?
French
Spanish
Greek
Latin
19
In what year did Shakespeare die?
1594
He is still alive?
1616
1613
20
Shakespeare's actors wore elaborate costumes?
False
True
21
What is the name of Shakespeare's theatre?
The Continential
The Orpheum
The World
The Globe
22
Sonnets are a type or form of what genre of literature?
Novel
Short story
Play
Poetry
23
The church and police were afraid that theatre goers were being negatively influenced.
True
False
24
Shakespeare left his wife and kids to move to Paris, France to write his plays.
False
True
25
What is a "prologue"?
A summary of the play at the beginning
An actor's thought that he/she verbalizes to the audience
The dialogue between actors.
The end of the show when the circus acts perform.
26
In what year was Shakespeare born?
1664
1984
1616
1564
27
How many children did the Shakespeares have?
1
3
2
4
28
What is Mr. Shakespeare's first name?
William
John
Peter
Rufus
29
How many plays did Shakespeare write in total?
35
38
37
42
30
Shakespeare recruited all the most famous actresses to play in his productions.
False
True