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How well do you know Shakespeare?
How well do you know Shakespeare?
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A quiz about basic knowledge of William Shakespeare and his writing.
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Hamlet, the play you are going to read, is a.....
Tragedy
History
Comedy
Romance
2
Shakespeare's plays are written in....
Old English
Middle English
Early Modern English
Late Modern English
3
Shakespeare wrote...
Both
Plays
Poetry
4
William Shakespeare was a real person.
True
False
5
The time period in which Shakespeare wrote his plays is called....
The Enlightenment
The Renaissance
The Middle Ages
Classicism
6
Shakespeare's plays are:
Comedies and tragedies
Histories
All of the four
Romances
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Where was Shakespeare born?
London
Stratford
Edinburgh
Manchester
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What is an iambic pentameter?
A type of drama or poetry line
A hidden room behind the stage in which actors practiced
The paper-like material on which Shakespeare wrote his plays
A costume often worn by actors in Shakespeare's age
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When was Shakespeare born?
1564
1501
1610
1492
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William Shakespeare went to University in London
False
True
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What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?
Kristen Stewart
Anne Hathaway
Emmy Rossum
Olivia Wilde
