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A checking up on your knowledge of one the world's greatest writers
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What is a groundling?
A rich spectator who could afford an extra cushion
A play writer who did not belong to a company
An actor who did not belong to a company
A poor spectator that had to stand in front of the stage
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Juliet's parents want her to marry...
Mercutio
Thybalt
Paris
Romeo
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When King James I was on the throne, what was Shakespeare's theater company called?
Elizabethan Men
Lord Chamberlain's Men
The King's Men
The Queen's Men
4
He is also famous for his sonnets. What is a sonnet?
A lyric poem with fourteen lines
An Elizabethan ballad
A religious hymn
A romance (also called tragycomedy)
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Why did Shakespeare leave Stratford and go to London?
His daughter died aged eleven
He divorced from his wife
He got a position at the court
He wanted to become an actor
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When was Shakespeare born?
1526
1654
1616
1564
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Where did Romeo and Juliet first meet?
At a feast
At church
In the street
At the court
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Why did the theatres in London sometimes close? There are two correct answers
It was too cold and dark to play
The Puritans did not approve of the plays
The Queen did not like the plays that were performed
There were outbreaks of plauge
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What was the name of Shakespeare's theatre?
The Globe
The Swan
The Crown
The Rose
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Shakespeare married at the age of eighteen. What was his wife's name?
Susanna
Anne
Judith
Joan
11
Which of these are quotes from Romeo and Juliet?
"To be or not to be; that is the question"
"Parting is such sweet sorrow"
"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona"
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
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How many plays did he write?
37
47
17
27
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What happened to the Globe in 1613?
It caught fire
A roof was attached so that there could be more performances
It was moved to the other side of the river Thames
It was torn down by the Puritans
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Where was Shakespeare born?
In London
In Coventry
In York
In Stratford
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What did Shakespeare's father do for a living?
He was a teacher
He was a merchant
He was a farmer
He was a clergyman
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What were the names of his parents?
John and Mary
George and Anne
John and Anne
George and Mary
