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Introduction to the biographical information about William Shakespeare
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1
In what year and presumably on what day was Shakespeare born?
April 23, 1616
July 4, 1776
April 23, 1564
April 23, 1654
2
What was one of the nicknames for those people who stood in the theatre to watch the plays?
plebians
groundlings
patricians
peasants
3
What is the name for poetry written in iambic pentameter, in 14 lines, with a question/ answer?
ode
elegy
tragedy
sonnet
4
What three types of plays (mainly) did Shakespeare write?
tragedy, comedy, history
comedy, romance, tragedy
tragicomedy, romance , history
tragedy, comedy romance
5
What is the name of the theatre where most of Shakespeare's plays were performed?
The Globe
The Robe
The Theatre
The Swan
6
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
95
64
15
37
7
In what year and on what day did Shakespeare die?
April 23, 1776
April 1, 1599
April 23, 1664
April 23, 1616
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Why do researchers believe that Shakespeare married a woman eight years his senior?
She was beautiful.
He was in love with her.
She was pregnant.
She was rich.
9
In what town was Shakespeare born?
Stratford Upon Avon
Oxford
Stratford
London
10
Whom did Shakespeare marry?
Anne Hathaway
Mary Shelley
Mary Arden
Anne Parker
11
Which of the following was a ruler of England when Shakespeare was writing his plays?
Queen Elizabeth II
King John
King James I
King Lear
12
In what year was
Julius Caesar
first produced?
1616
1564
1603
1599
13
How many children did the Shakespeares have?
none
1
2
3
14
Into which category of plays does
Julius Caesar
fall?
tragedy
tragicomedy
comedy
History
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What was the nickname for Shakespeare's theatre?
The Wooden O
The Globe
Old Roundabout
The old House
