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Shakespeare - a writer for all time

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A quiz on Shakespeare - Insight Upper-Intermediate Unit 5

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1
His birthplace was
Cambridge
London
Stratford upon Avon
Oxford
2
Shakespeare's play about a murder to seize the throne of Scotland is
King Lear
Macbeth
Hamlet
Othello
3
Which play does the phrase "to be or not to be" come from?
Macbeth
Othello
King Lear
Hamlet
4
His wife was older than him by
6 years
8 years
2 years
10 years
5
Who was reigning in England at the Shakespearean times?
Henry VIII
Mary I
Richard III
Elisabeth I
6
What else was Shakespeare famous for?
Writing songs
Writing biographies
Writing short stories
Writing sonnets
7
How many children did Shakespeare have?
1 child, a daughter
4 children, two daughters and two sons
3 children, a daughter and twins
He was childless
8
When he was 18, he married
Anne Boleyn
Anne Howthorn
Anne Hathaway
Anne Hemingway
9
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
37
18
20
48
10
What is the name of the building in the picture?
The Skakespearean Theatre
The Elisabeth Theatre
The Queen's Theatre
The Globe Theatre
11
Shakespeare died in
1616
1666
1600
1610
12
Shakespeare's plays, at his lifetime, were performed by?
a playing company called The Queen Elisabeth's Men
a playing company called The Lord Chamberlain's Men
all theatres in London
13
Shakespeare is often referred to as
The Bard of Avon
The Bard of London
The Bard of Elisabeth
14
When was Shakespeare born?
28th April, 1654
24th April, 1546
26th April, 1564
It's unknown