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1
This killed thousands of people in Shakespeare's time.
War
Murders
Cancer
The Plague
2
How many children did William and Anne have?
2
3
4
1
3
The seven years where no records exist are called the ...
"lost years"
"best years"
"sad years"
4
William Shakespeare's first plays were mostly ...
tragedies
histories
comedies
5
Shakespeare was a part of the acting company ...
Lord Chamberlain's men
Lord Marlowe's men
Lord Peabody's men
6
Shakespeare primarily used a metrical pattern of iambic pentameter.
True
False
7
The most tragic event in Shakespeare's life was ...
His marriage
Hamnet's death
The loss of his theatre
Anne's death
8
His baptism and funeral took place in...
Trinity Church
Chamberlain's church
King's Church
9
All scholars and literary critics believe that Shakespeare authored all of his plays.
True
False
10
Shakespeare was thought to have died from this.
The Plague
Murder
Pickled Herring and too much wine
Too much cake on his birthday
11
Shakespeare was born in ...
Stratford-upon-Boston
Stratford-upon-Avon
London
Stratford-upon-England
12
Tradition has it that Shakespeare died on his birthday April 23, 1616.
False
True
13
Who was Queen during Shakespeare's early years?
Mary I
Anne I
Elizabeth I
Susanna I
14
How old was Shakespeare when he married?
19
28
18
24
15
Shakespeare's theater on the Thames River was called the ...
Atlas
Globe
Theater in the Round
Circle
16
William Shakespeare married...
Anne Arden
Anne Hathaway
Anne of Green Gables
17
William Shakespeare is known as the greatest _?_ of all time.
Actor
Playwright
King
Storyteller
18
Shakespeare's was baptized on ....
April 23, 1565
April 26, 1654
April 26, 1564
April 23, 1566
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After 1600, this play is considered one of Shakespeare's best known tragedies ...
Hamlet
Macbeth
Othello
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Shakespeare's parents are....
William and Mary Shakespeare
Joseph Shakespeare and Mary Kay
John Shakespeare and Mary Arden
21
Shakespeare is most famous for writing ...
Poems
Songs
Sonnets
Plays
22
What was the first play performed in Shakespeare's theatre?
The Tempest
King Lear
Julius Caesar
Hamlet
23
While in London William worked as an...
bailiff
waiter
actor
glove maker