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Who Was William Shakespeare?
Who Was William Shakespeare?
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What did Shakespeare earn for his father?
a coat of arms
a college degree
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What year did Shakespeare die?
1652
1616
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What happened that caused William Shakespeare to drop out of school at 13?
His father became poor and Will had to help out at home.
He hated school because he had a mean teacher so he quit.
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What experiences did Shakespeare have a child with the theater?
Saw the Queen’s men perform & watched stages and sets built
acted as a child in plays
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What is a funny play called?
a soliloquy
a comedy
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What was the most famous theater called that Shakespeare helped build?
the King's Stage
the Globe
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How many children did they have?
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3
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Where did Shakespeare live as a child?
Stratford upon Avon, England
London, England
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What illness swept through the county during Shakespeare’s lifetime?
measles
the plague
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Who did Will marry?
Elizabeth Tudor
Anne Hathaway
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Why are his plays still popular today?
the variety of characters in them who have positive & negative sides
the powerful use of language found in them
the themes & lessons found in them
the complexity and universality of his stories
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What horrible thing happened to his son Hamnet?
he ran away from home
he died, probably from the plague
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What made Shakespeare’s plays so interesting?
they were short and simple
his characters were complicated and he made audiences think
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What did Shakespeare do when all of the theaters were shut down because of the plague?
chop wood to sell
write sonnets
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Who was the queen of England during Shakespeare’s life?
Mary Queen of Scots
Queen Elizabeth
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What is a serious play with a sad ending called?
A tragedy
a horror story
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What is William Shakespeare famous for?
Writing plays and sonnets
Painting
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When is Shakespeare’s birthday celebrated?
April 23rd
March 16th
