Shakespeare Quiz!

The phrase “to be or not to be” comes from Macbeth.

Myth or Truth: Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words in the English language.

Myth or Truth: Shakespeare’s plays were meant to be read silently, like books.

Queen Elizabeth I acted in some of Shakespeare’s plays.

Shakespeare was uneducated.

"William Shakespeare" was a pen name for someone else.

Shakespeare was an academic (scholar, intellectual, etc.)

Shakespeare’s birth and death occurred on the same date.

No original manuscripts of Shakespeare’s plays survive today.

We don’t know exactly what Shakespeare looked like.

Shakespeare never traveled outside of England.

Shakespeare wrote all of his plays on his own.

Shakespeare was the most popular writer of his time.

The Globe Theatre burned down during a performance.

He wrote in Old English.

Shakespeare acted in some of his own plays.

Shakespeare's profession was playwriting.

Shakespeare wrote over 150 sonnets.

Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway when he was 18.

All of Shakespeare’s plays were immediately popular and successful.