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2022 Y2 ELit Context of Shakespeare and Macbeth
2022 Y2 ELit Context of Shakespeare and Macbeth
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1
Shakespeare died on the same date as when he was born.
True
False
2
What was the worst punishment that supposed witches then had to face?
Being burned to death
Being shamed publicly
Being slaves
Being ostracised
3
How many siblings did Shakespeare have?
Seven
Two
Five
Ten
4
When was
Macbeth
written?
1606
1602
1604
1600
5
Shakespeare was also an actor.
True
False
6
Which of the following statements is accurate?
Shakespeare became popular only many years after he died.
Shakespeare was popular before he even started writing.
Shakespeare became popular when he was actively writing.
Shakespeare became popular a few years after he died.
7
How many words did Shakespeare introduce to the English Language?
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
8
Macbeth
is the longest tragedy that Shakespeare wrote.
False
True
9
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
27
47
17
37
10
Which Disney movie is influenced by
Macbeth
?
Sleeping Beauty
Cinderella
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
The Little Mermaid
11
Which word appears only once in
Macbeth
and then never in all of Shakespeare's other plays?
Rhinoceros
Hyena
Hyrcan
Shape
12
In Shakespeare's time, females were not allowed to perform on stage.
True
False
13
Is
Macbeth
based on a true story?
Yes
No
14
Which is Shakespeare's first play?
King Henry VI
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
15
What is Shakespeare's wife's name?
Joan Hart
Anne Hathaway
Judith Quiney
Susanna Hall
16
Some critics contend that
Macbeth
was written not to be performed in the Globe theater.
False
True
17
In which year was William Shakespeare born?
1564
1570
1555
1600
18
Which text was Shakespeare heavily influenced by, as he wrote
Macbeth
?
Edmund Spenser's Faerie Queen
Plutarch’s Lives of the most noble Grecians and Romans
Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia
19
What is the play sometimes referred as?
The Scottish Play
The Scottish Tragedy
The Scottish King
The Scottish Child
