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Why is William Shakespeare still important over 400 years later?
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Who was the Queen of England during Shakespeare's time?
Queen Margaret II
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Margaret I
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What kind of costumes did people wear?
elaborate with special designs
regular street clothes with props
rags with holes and no props
Fancy and expensive with nice props
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True or False: All comedies are funny
False
True
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What was the name of Shakespeare's theatre?
Fortune Theatre
The Old Vic
Globe Theatre
National Theatre
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When did Shakespeare live?
1616-1649
1908-1945
1564-1616
1802-1864
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Which type of play is about real people?
history
tragedy
comedy
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What is unusual about Shakespeare's death?
He died of old age
He faked it
He died on his birthday
He died on his mom's birthday
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What is a sonnet?
A poem
A narrative
Has 14 lines
Both A & B (Poem with 14 lines)
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How many plays did Shakespeare write?
32
37
19
8
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Who played the female parts in Shakespeare's plays?
actresses
men
women
boys
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Which type of play has a lot of deaths?
comedy
history
tragedy
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What was the shape of Shakespeare's Theatre?
circle
rhombus
horseshoe
square
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Which type of play is Romeo and Juliet?
tragedy
history
comedy
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What types of plays did Shakespeare write?
histories
all the above
tragedies
comedies
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Where does Romeo and Juliet take place?
Bristol, England
Verona, Italy
Frankfurt, Germany
Paris, France
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Mrs. Miller is awesome!
Absolutely!
Best ever!
Well duh!
Always!
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Which type of play has a happy ending?
Comedy
History
Tragedy
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All of the following were reasons Shakespeare is still famous except:
He is one of the greatest writers ever
He taught us over 1700 words we still use
He died on his birthday
He is an important figure and is still relevant today
