Shakespeare's Biography, Shakespeare's World, and The Globe

Question 1

Where did Shakespeare begin working after moving to London?

Accepted Answer

The Globe Theatre

Question 2

What "Age" was occurring during Shakespeare's lifetime?

Accepted Answer

Age of Discovery

Question 3

How did Shakespeare die?

Accepted Answer

After a night with friends

Question 4

William Shakespeare was born in the following year and place?

Accepted Answer

1564 Stratford-on-Avon

Question 5

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre could seat up to how many spectators?

Accepted Answer

3000

Question 6

Shakespeare's works deal mostly with what type of conflict?

Accepted Answer

Civil harmony

Question 7

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

Accepted Answer

38

Question 8

What happened to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in the 1600s?

Accepted Answer

It burned down

Question 9

Who did William Shakespeare marry and at what age?

Accepted Answer

Anne Hathaway, 18 years old

Question 10

The name of the period during Shakespeare's life in which music and art experienced a revival.

Accepted Answer

The Renaissance

Question 11

When did Shakespeare's plays occur in The Globe Theatre?

Accepted Answer

daytime performances

Question 12

Who was queen when the Globe Theatre reopened, and in what year did this occur?

Accepted Answer

Queen Elizabeth II in 1997

Question 13

A major change in religion took place while Shakespeare was alive. What was it called?

Accepted Answer

The Reformation

Question 14

What type of theatre was Shakespeare's Globe Theatre?

Accepted Answer

Open-air ampitheater

Question 15

The Globe Theatre was the place where what occurred?

Accepted Answer

Many of Shakespeare's plays performed

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