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Shakespeare: True or False
Shakespeare: True or False
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1
Which of Shakespeare's plays is thought to be cursed?
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
A Mid-Summer Night's Dream
Macbeth
2
True or False: No one knows what Shakespeare really looked like
True
False
3
When was Shakespeare baptised?
26th April 1564
25th April 1654
24th April 1765
21st April 1997
4
How many new words did Shakespeare invent?
800
4000
3000
20, 000
5
Which of the following is believed to be true?
Shakespeare was a woman
Shakespeare is rumoured to have fallen in love with a man
Shakespeare wore a gold hoop in his left ear
Shakespeare's wife actually wrote his plays
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How many times does suicide occur in Shakespeare's plays?
18
7
13
0
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What does the Shakespearean word 'swinge-buckler' mean?
A bully
A pirate
A swordsman
A person who makes shoes
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What was unusual about the actors who played the female roles in Shakespeare's plays?
They were not allowed to speak
They were actually boys
They had to shave their heads
No kissing on stage was allowed
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From which was Shakespeare's plays does the line: 'parting is such sweet sorrow' come from?
MacBeth
Romeo and Juliet
A Midsummer's Night's Dream
Hamlet
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What was illegal during Shakespeare's life in Elizabethan England?
To write plays
To be a Jew
To be Catholic
To wear purple
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Which of the following creatures did people living in Elizabethan England believe in?
Fairies
Ghosts
All of the above
Witches
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How many plays did Shakespeare write?
101
37
89
54
