Intro to Shakespeare Quiz

All of the following are ways that the Elizabethans entertained themselves except for:

Shakespeare was responsible for introducing _______ new words into the English language.

Shakespeare benefitted from the Black Death because more people would come to the playhouse and watch his shows.

Women were forbidden to act when the first real theater was built.

Shakespeare's theater is named...

Shakespeare moved to this city to begin his career

Shakespeare was born in the month and year of...

Shakespeare's work became popular because people of all classes, even the groundlings were able to watch his plays.

Shakespeare's acting company was renamed this in 1603

All of these were issues that Queen Elizabeth had when she first became queen EXCEPT:

Romeo and Juliet is an example of a _________.

Shakespeare was born in the town of...

England flourished under Queen Elizabeth's rule in all of these ways except for:

All of the following are types of Shakespeare's plays except for:

Shakespeare's wife was named...