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General knowledge about William Shakespeare.
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1
The three main types of plays Shakespeare wrote are
Comedy, Horror and History
Comedy, Tragedy, History
Romance, Tragedy, History
Comedy, Romance, Tragedy
2
The kind of English spoken in Shakespeare's day is called
Early Modern English
Middle English
Old English
Elizabethan English
3
Shakespeare died on his birthday.
False
True
4
The Globe theatre burned down in 1613 because
A candle used for lighting set the thatched roof on fire
A cannon used as a prop misfired
The Puritans torched it to stop the evils of theatre
His rivals set it alight to remove him as competition
5
A tragedy is a play in which
Everyone hates the hero so they kill him.
There is no happiness at all.
A good person makes bad decisions and ends up dead.
A bad person kills everyone else.
6
When theatres in London closed in 1608 because of the plague, what did Shakespeare do?
Wrote and published epic poetry
Wrote pamphlets telling everyone to wash their hands and wear a mask
Toured the countryside doing shows with his theatre company
Got a job with his father as a glovemaker
7
Shakespeare wrote some of his sonnets to a mysterious "dark lady"
True
False
8
Shakespeare's was married to
Rosamund Pike
Emily Blunt
Anne Hathaway
Emma Watson
9
How many children did Shakespeare have?
0
3
2
1
10
Shakespeare's theatre in London was called
The Rose
The Globe
The Orb
The Arden
11
Shakespeare wrote some of his sonnets to a mysterious younger man.
True
False
12
In Early Modern English, "wherefore" means
Why
Where
Who
When
13
In Shakespeare's day, all the female characters were played by men because women couldn't be actors.
True
False
14
In Shakespeare's day, a play was called a comedy if it had
Males dressed up as women to play female roles.
Lots of funny lines and jokes.
A jester who did funny things.
A happy ending
15
William Shakespeare was born in
Stamford Bridge
London
Little Whingeing
Stratford-Upon-Avon
16
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
153
152
154
151
17
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
37
33
35
39
18
In Early Modern English, you would only say "you" to
People inferior to you
People superior to you, and as a plural for groups of people
People superior to you
People inferior to you, and as a plural for groups of people
19
The audience members who stood in front of the stage at the theatre were called
Standers
Mosh pit
Rabble
Groundlings
20
The monarch of England during almost all of Shakespeare's lifetime was
Elizabeth 1
Henry 8
Edward 6
Mary 1
