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A quiz and recap on what we learned about Shakespeare.
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1
Shakespeare spent most of his career acting in and writing for which theatre company?
The Acting Group
His Majesty's Servants
The King's Men
Elizabeth's Troupe
2
Which of Shakespeare's plays was the inspiration for the film She's The Man (2006)?
Macbeth
Much Ado About Nothing
Twelth Night
Romeo and Juliet
3
When did Shakespeare live?
1446-1516
1356-1416
1645-1716
1564-1616
4
Shakespeare is known for writing 154 poems of a special kind. What is it called?
Rhyme verse
Riddle
Haiku
Sonnet
5
In what way does Juliet die?
Romeo kills her
She stabs herself with a knife
She drinks poison
She drowns in the river
6
Who is Anne Hathaway?
An American actress
Shakespeare's wife
Shakespeare's mother
Shakespeare's sister
7
In which play would you find the quote: "A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life"?
Othello
A Midsummer Nights Dream
Romeo and Juliet
Twelth Night
8
There are tragedies, comedies and histories. Which one of the following plays is a tragedy?
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Henry III
Othello
The Merchant of Venice
9
What is the name of the town in which Shakespeare was born?
London
Stratford-upon-Avon
Ashton-in-Makerfield
Stoke-on-Trent
10
What London theatre is most associated with Shakespeare's plays?
The Cat and Cow
The Strand
The Paramount
The Globe Theatre
11
"To be or not to be, that is the question" is a line from which play?
King Lear
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Macbeth
12
Romeo and Juliet cannot be together because...
They have different religions
They are too young
Their families hate each other
Romeo is ill
13
Which of Shakespeare's plays was the inspiration for 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)?
As You Like It
Hamlet
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Taming of the Shrew
14
During his life, Shakespeare’s plays were originally played by…
Both men and women
Women only
Men only
Himself only
15
Complete the following famous line from
Hamlet
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Something is rotten in the state of
...
Holland
Denmark
England
Norway
16
Which one of the following expressions did Shakespeare not create?
Lend me your ears
It was greek to me
I have not slept a wink
It takes two to tango
17
Disney classic The Lion King (1994) is loosely based on which of Shakespeare's tragedies?
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
Hamlet
Othello
18
"All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players" is a line from which play?
Much Ado About Nothing
As You Like It
Love’s Labour’s Lost
A Midsummer Night's Dream
19
What do we call the age in England in which Shakespeare lived?
The golden age
The English renaissance
The Victorian era
The Elizabethan era
20
Which one of these is the first line of a very well known sonnet by Shakespeare?
A kid, a kid, my father bought
Among these tempests great and manifold
Ask not the cause, why sullen Spring
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
21
What was William Shakespeare's profession?
A taylor and a teacher
A playwright and a poet
A novelist and a poet
A lawyer and a singer
