Why did Shakespeare move to Stratford-upon-Avon?

Because the Globe Theatre burnt down

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1
What didn't Shakespeare do?
He was an actor
He was a writer
He was a businessman
He was a teacher
2
Complete the idiom : "I haven´t slep …..”, first used by Shakespeare.
A wink
A breath
An eye
A flash
3
Shakespeare's plays are written ...
In very formal English
In prose
in informal English
In verse
4
What play did he write?
The Galatea
King Lear
The Maze of Love
Mrs Cornelia
5
Where was Shakespeare born?
London
Liverpool
Hull
Stratford-upon-Avon
6
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy acted by
Kings and <br>queens
Humans and monsters
A warrior and a princess
Humans and fairies
7
When was Shakespeare born?
50 b.c.
20th Century
1964
1564
8
Complete the first line of the poem: "Shall I compare thee to..."
A summer's date?
A summer's sun?
A summer's wind?
A summer's day?
9
When did he start writing sonnets?
When he returned to Stratford-upon-Avon
At Christmas
In 1696
During the plague
10
Why was the theatre burnt?
Robert Greene set fire to it
Because of a shortcut
Because of a special effect
Because of a thunderstorm
11
There was a picture from Hamlet. What could we see in the image?
An old man with a crown
A man holiding a sword
A woman with red hands
A man looking at a skull
12
What didn't he write?
Tragedies
Comedies
Novels
Poems
13
What thing wasn't there on stage in Shakespeare's time?
Wigs
Make-up
Children
Actresses
14
What was the name of the theatre company he created?
The Globe
The King's Men
Lord Chamberlain's Men
Earl of Southampton
15
Why did Shakespeare move to Stratford-upon-Avon?
Because the Globe Theatre burnt down
Because he had committed a crime
Because he fell ill
Because he bought a new house there
16
Click on the correct spelling of William's surname...
Shakespeare
Shekspeare
Sahkespiare
Shakespere
17
When did Shakespeare die?
23rd of April 1916
23rd of April 1516
23rd of April 1616
23rd of April 1600
18
Who did he marry?
Queen Elizabeth I
Juliet Hathaway
Anne Hathaway
Barbara Bush
19
When was the theatre burnt?
1789
1600
1492
1613
20
What happened during the plague?
The Globe Theatre burnt
He went to France
Shakespeare wrote many tragedies
The theatres closed

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Shakespeare

20 termsStudBud Administration192 plays

Shakespeare quiz

Flashcards20 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 20

Answers

1
What didn't Shakespeare do?
He was an actor
He was a writer
He was a businessman
He was a teacher
2
Complete the idiom : "I haven´t slep …..”, first used by Shakespeare.
A wink
A breath
An eye
A flash
3
Shakespeare's plays are written ...
In very formal English
In prose
in informal English
In verse
4
What play did he write?
The Galatea
King Lear
The Maze of Love
Mrs Cornelia
5
Where was Shakespeare born?
London
Liverpool
Hull
Stratford-upon-Avon
6
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy acted by
Kings and <br>queens
Humans and monsters
A warrior and a princess
Humans and fairies
7
When was Shakespeare born?
50 b.c.
20th Century
1964
1564
8
Complete the first line of the poem: "Shall I compare thee to..."
A summer's date?
A summer's sun?
A summer's wind?
A summer's day?
9
When did he start writing sonnets?
When he returned to Stratford-upon-Avon
At Christmas
In 1696
During the plague
10
Why was the theatre burnt?
Robert Greene set fire to it
Because of a shortcut
Because of a special effect
Because of a thunderstorm
11
There was a picture from Hamlet. What could we see in the image?
An old man with a crown
A man holiding a sword
A woman with red hands
A man looking at a skull
12
What didn't he write?
Tragedies
Comedies
Novels
Poems
13
What thing wasn't there on stage in Shakespeare's time?
Wigs
Make-up
Children
Actresses
14
What was the name of the theatre company he created?
The Globe
The King's Men
Lord Chamberlain's Men
Earl of Southampton
15
Why did Shakespeare move to Stratford-upon-Avon?
Because the Globe Theatre burnt down
Because he had committed a crime
Because he fell ill
Because he bought a new house there
16
Click on the correct spelling of William's surname...
Shakespeare
Shekspeare
Sahkespiare
Shakespere
17
When did Shakespeare die?
23rd of April 1916
23rd of April 1516
23rd of April 1616
23rd of April 1600
18
Who did he marry?
Queen Elizabeth I
Juliet Hathaway
Anne Hathaway
Barbara Bush
19
When was the theatre burnt?
1789
1600
1492
1613
20
What happened during the plague?
The Globe Theatre burnt
He went to France
Shakespeare wrote many tragedies
The theatres closed