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Shakespeare Background Information
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Background info about Shakespeare's literary influence.
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Where did Shakespeare grow up?
Stratford-Upon-Avon
Berkshire
Ireland
London
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What horrible disease killed many people during the Elizabethan Era?
Pneumonia
The Black Plague
The flu
Cancer
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Where did Shakespeare go to university?
Harvard
London
He didn't.
Oxford
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How did Shakespeare contribute to the English language?
Wrote the alphabet
Coined many phrases
Made up words
Standardized English grammar
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Where did Shakespeare go to school, as a kid?
The King's New Grammar School
Enosburg Elementary
He didn't
Harvard Grammar
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How did Shakespeare die?
Murder
Old age
Unknown
The Plague
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How many children did Shakespeare have?
4
1
3
2
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What did Shakespeare do for the theater?
Made costumes
Directed plays
Wrote plays
Acted in plays
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How many words did Shakespeare invent?
About 1100
A few
Over 4000
Over 3000
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Who ruled England from 1558-1603?
King Henry
King Richard
Queen Elizabeth 1
Queen Elizabeth 2
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What type of poem did Shakespeare write?
Haiku
Epic poems
Sonnets
Limericks
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What is Shakespeare's theater called?
The Globe Theatre
The Shakespeare Theatre
The Weldon
London Theater
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Who was allowed to be educated?
Children of royalty
All children
Boys
Girls
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What was one problem people had with Queen Elizabeth?
She never married.
She had too many people executed.
She smelled.
She wasn't really a queen.
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What types of plays did Shakespeare write?
Romances
Comedies
Histories
Tragedies
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How many plays did Shakespeare write?
3
73
58
37
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How many plays did Shakespeare publish?
38
73
3
none
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When was Shakespeare born?
April 23, 1564
April 15, 1643
April 23, 1992
April 25, 1364
