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Quiz on William Shakespeare background info
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What were the people who stood on the dirt main floor of the theater during plays called?
Serfs
Groundlings
Peasants
Yearlings
2
In what year was William Shakespeare born?
1564
1664
1754
1654
3
Which Shakespeare play is said to be "cursed"?
Hamlet
Macbeth
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
4
Why did Shakespeare use so much violence in his plays
To keep his "haters" in check
To satisfy the king
Because he was violent
To entertain the illiterate
5
Why didn't writers create full scripts during Shakespeare's times?
No copyright laws
Ain't nobody got time fo dat
No printing press
Actors were illiterate
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What caused theaters to close for two years?
Accusations of witchcraft
The plague
AIDS
The queen
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In what year was Romeo and Juliet written?
1549
1594
1495
1954
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Shakespeare lived during the...
Italian renaissance
Medieval Ages
English renaissance
Dark ages
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How many plays did William Shakespeare write?
37
73
54
45
