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The Life and Work of Shakespeare

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1
Which of these is a profession of Shakespeare's father?
Editor
Wine Merchant
Tanner
Bootlegger
2
Where was Shakespeare born?
Along the Thames River
Ireland
Stratford-Upon Avon
Venice
3
How long has the work of Shakespeare been performed?
350 years
200 years
100 years
1000 years
4
Which poet wrote a heartfelt eulogy for Shakespeare after Shakespeare died?
Ben Jonson
Thomas Fuller
Sir Walter Raleigh
King James
5
Who built the first Globe Theater?
The Duke of Warwick
James Burbage
William Shakespeare
Philip Henslowe
6
Why do most assume Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway were unhappy?
Their age difference
Hathaway was a wild woman.
Shakespeare was in love with another woman.
Hathaway's family controlled the wealth.
7
Where might one find an original manuscript of Shakespeare's plays?
Inside the Globe Theater
None survive.
Inside Westminster Abbey
At his birth home at Stratford-upon-Avon.
8
What was the name of Shakespeare's theater company under King James I?
Hamlet's Troupe
The Globe Company
The Merry Men
The King's Company
9
In recent years many have argued...
Shakespeare is representative a large company of writers.
Christopher Marlowe is the true author of Shakespeare plays.
Both
Neither
10
Who accused Shakespeare of thievery?
Robert Greene
Ben Johson
Geoffrey Chaucer
Christopher Marlowe