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Duplicate of William Shakespeare
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A brief overview of his life and times...
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1
How long did Elizabeth I reign?
44 years
25 years
5 years
25 months
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True or False? In Elizabethan theatre, female roles were played only by young men.
False
True
3
Shakespeare's theatre company was originally called:
Marlowe's Men
Lord Chamberlain's Men
All The King's Men
The Roundheads
4
When was William Shakespeare born?
April, 1616
May 1660
April, 1564
May, 1550
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After Elizabeth, King James I ruled. How long did his reign last?
52 years
22 years
5 years
A few months
6
True or False: James' reign was relatively peaceful.
False
True
7
True or False? Queen Elizabeth I made attendance at Church of England services mandatory.
True
False
8
Shakespeare wrote three genres of plays:
thrillers, action and histories
tragedies, comedies, histories
romances and hospital drama
comedies and histories
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How many plays did Shakespeare write?
154
90
37
12
10
True or False? James I believed in witchcraft.
False
True
11
True or False? All women were educated under Queen Elizabeth I's reign.
True
False
12
Hundreds of years later, Adolf Hilter wanted to perform which Shakespearean play?
Othello
King Lear
Julius Caesar
Macbeth
13
Shakespeare's two most famous lovers are:
Hamlet and Ophelia
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth and Banquo
Elizabeth and Mr Darcy
14
Shakespeare's father worked as:
a teacher
a baker
a glove maker
a lawyer
15
In 1590, Shakespeare helped build a famous theatre called:
The Globe, in London
The Bubble, in Glasgow
The Orb, in Ireland
The Sphere, in Stratford-Upon-Avon
16
Shakespeare's children were:
Susanna, Hamnet and Judith
Sansa, Hodor and Arya
Sally, Hamlet and Jude
Samuel, Henry and Elizabeth
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Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford-Upon-Avon, England
Monmouth, Wales
Dublin, Ireland
Fife, Scotland
18
The English king Henry the VIII was desperate for a male heir; he fathered:
Elizabeth and James
James and Judith
Mary and James
Mary and Elizabeth
19
During his career, Shakespeare wrote how many sonnets?
154
50
75
240
20
William Shakespeare married:
Claire Danes
Anne Hathaway
Mary Tudor
Anne of Green Gables
