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The man, the myth, the legend...
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1
Why didn't Shakespeare go to university after grammar school?
He wasn't planning to go into church studies
He didn't have the money
It wasn't necessary
His father wasn't rich
2
Soon after the twins were born, Shakespeare left Stratford. Why?
He may have been banished for poaching
He may have been banished for seeing too many women
He may have left to seek his fortune
He may have been kicked out of his house by his wife
3
Shakespeare was born in the English town of _____.
Stratford on Avon
Oxfordshire
Fleet Street
London
4
During his career, Shakespeare wrote 37 plays. Which is NOT a category of his plays?
Tragedies
Histories
Horror
Comedies
5
Since women were not allowed on stage, who played the female roles?
Men
Young boys
Nobody
Women disguised as men
6
What was the reason they got married?
She was pregnant
It was an accident
It was an arranged marriage
They were in love
7
After leaving Stratford, he went to London to find a job. Where did he go?
The bakery
The circus
The library
The theatre
8
In 1623, his friends got together and collected all of his works to publish as _____
The Divine Comedy
The First Folio
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Shakespeare: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
9
Who were Shakespeare's parents?
Gilbert Shakespeare & Anne Hathaway
Richard and Anne Shakespeare
John & Mary Arden Shakespeare
Gilbert & Mary Arden Shakespeare
10
What caused the original Globe to be burned down?
A dog knocked over a candle that ignited the curtains
A stray ember from a torch caught the pillars on fire
Someone got too overzealous with gun power under the stage
A man was smoking in the top row and caught the roof on fire
11
Where can you find Shakespeare in the bible?
Psalm 46
Matthew 4:49
Provers 4:16
Revelation 46
12
Shakespeare’s birth was unregistered, but it is supposed to have been on ______.
April 23, 1564
April 26, 1564
April 21, 1564
April 1, 1564
13
He also wrote 154 Sonnets dedicated to either his patron or _____.
His sister
The Dark Lady
His wife
His mother
14
When is Shakespeare's death date?
January 14, 1800
April 23, 1616
April 1, 1616
March 12, 1617
15
What were trap doors used for?
To make a quick exit
For the entrance and exit of supernatural beings
To store props in
As a giant caldron
16
______ paid one penny to stand on the ground in front of the stage.
Poolings
Standlings
Floorlings
Groundlings
17
What was NOT a stipulation of Shakespeare's will?
All his fortune went to his son, Hamnet
2nd best bed went to wife Anne Hathaway
He be buried in Holy Trinity Churchyard
All of his fortune went to his daughter, Susanna
18
Shortly after Susanna, they had twins named _____ and _____.
Ophelia & Hamlet
Shaksper & Elizabeth
Romeo & Juliet
Judith & Hamnet
19
What was Shakespeare and Anne's first daughter's name?
Mary
Juliet
Portia
Susanna
20
Shakespeare's acting company was first called ______.
The King's Men
Stratford's Men
Southampton's Men
Lord Chamberlain's Men
21
Why do scholars believe April 23rd is Shakespeare's birth date?
His father registered his birth at the church shortly after
His baptism was recorded three days later
The hospital recorded the birth where he was born
His birth was registered with Stratford's court department
22
Which of the following jobs did Shakespeare NOT hold at the theatre?
Stable boy
Actor
Cue man
Musician
23
What was Shakespeare's theatre called?
The Globe
The Shack
The Octagon
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre
24
They later chaged their name to ______ when King James took the throne
Scotland's Men
Jame's Men
King's Men
Macbeth's Men
25
Back then, theatres needed patrons to fund their shows for them. Who was Shakespeare's patron?
The Duke of Sandringham
The Earl of Southampton
Lord Nelson
Christopher Marlow
26
When he was 18, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway. How old was she?
26
21
31
18
27
How did playhouses advertise that a show was playing?
They had a small boy stand on the street and yell
They printed flyers
They flew flags (Black /tragedy; red/history; white/comedy
They put posters in the newspapers
