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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. LIFE AND WORK
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1
What was the name of the theatre Shakespeare was one of the owners of?
Covent Garden Theatre
Lord Chamberlain´sTheatre
The Globe
Blackfriars´ Theatre
2
What statement is not true about Shakespeare´s times?
Poor people were not allowed into the playhouses
Many spectators stood close to the stage
The aristocracy liked the theatre
Male actors performed women´s roles
3
Which of these Shakespearean characters is an old man who was betrayed by his daughters?
Henry IV
King Lear
Richard II
Julius Caesar
4
Romeo and Juliet are two characters created by Shakespeare whose love is impossible because…
They were too jealous
Juliet was married
Romeo was killed
Their families were enemies
5
What was Shakespeare´s Hamlet named after?
A place in Denmark
His dead son Hamnet
An Italian Prince
An English King
6
What type of poetry did Shakespeare write?
Elegy
Sonnets
Ode
Epic poetry
7
Which of these Shakespearean plays is about a jealous man called the Moor of Venice?
King Lear
Othello
Macbeth
Hamlet
8
What literary movement took place during Shakespeare´s lifetime?
Restoration
Romanticism
Renaissance
Enlightenment
9
Which of these facts about Shakespeare is not true?
He died a poor man
He was a successful playwright and considered a “gentleman”
At the age of 18 he married an 8 year older woman
He learnt Latin at a Grammar School
10
Who was a very popular English king or queen during Shakespeare´s lifetime?
King Richard I The Lion Heart
Henry VIII
Elizabeth I
Queen Victoria
11
Why were theatres closed for some time during Shakespeare´s lifetime?
Because there was a war
Because of a fire
Because there was a plague
Because of an earthquake
12
When did William Shakespeare live?
17thcentury
16thcentury
18thcentury
15thcentury
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Where was William Shakespeare born?
London
Oxford
Stratford upon Avon
Dublin
14
Which of these Shakespearean plays is not a comedy?
A Midsummer Night´s Drea
King Lear
Much Ado about Nothing
As You Like It
15
Which of these Shakespearean plays shows the damaging effects of political ambition?
Henry IV
The Merchant of Venice
King Lear
Macbeth
16
Which Shakespearean play is about a prince tormented by his father´s murder?
Hamlet
Othello
Macbeth
King Lear
17
Which of these popular quotes is not by Shakespeare?
To be or not to be, that is the question
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken
All the world is a stage and men and women merely players
18
What was the name of Shakespeare´s acting company?
The Blackfriars
Lord Chamberlain´s Men
The Admiral´s Men
The Globe
19
Apart from being a playwright what other job did Shakespeare do?
baker
glove maker
carpenter
actor
20
Which of these different literary genres isn´t included in Shakespeare´s works?
comedy
tragedy
poetry
novels
