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Review of the playwright, William Shakespeare.
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1
Who is thought to have killed Shakespeare's comanion Christopher Marlowe?
Sir Walter Raleigh
Queen Elizabeth
The Earl of Oxford
Catherine Marlowe
2
In 1599 who took up residence in the Globe?
The Guild of Actors
The King's Men
The Lord Chamberlain's Men
Shakespeare's Players
3
In 1608 the King's Men took to a second theatre. What was it called?
Camden
West End
Blackfriars
Shaftsbury
4
What is the name of the printed versions?
Manuscripts
Magazines
Quarto editions
Portfolios
5
How long after Shakespeare's death was the collected version of plays published?
7
9
6
8
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Which playwright wrote in Shakespeare's name?
Christopher Smith
Christopher Robin
Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Wren
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In 1594 Shakespeare's plays were printed. Which was the first?
Hamlet
Love's Labour Lost
Titus Andronicus.
Macbeth
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Shakespeare is often called Britain's National Poet, what is his popular name?
Good Egg
Poet Laureate
The Bard of Avon
Sonneteer of Stratford
9
"I have dreamt the world as you dreamt your work, my Shakespeare," Who is "talking" to WS?
Jesus
Mary
God
Pontius Pilot
10
When was Shakespeare's 'lost years'?
1590-1613
1587-1592
1587-1500
1590-1600
11
Why did the players not play in the summer?
To allow the theatre to be re-painted
To earn more money on tour.
To escape infestation and infection.
To broaden their reputation.
12
Which of these criticisms (2) was leveled at Shakespeare when he became well-known?
Johnny do it all
Lily-livered writer
Mewly puking kitten
Upstart crow
13
What is the style of verse, Shakespeare and Marlowe wrote in?
Rhyming couplets
Metrical lines
Iambic pentameter
Sonnets
14
When Queen Elizabeth died in 1603 what did the players be known as?
Company of King James 1
King's Guild of Actors
The King's Men
Actors of the Globe
15
How old was Shakespeare when he married?
16
18
38
28
16
What literary period is Shakespeare connected to?
Restoration
Renaissance
Post Modern
Early Modern
17
What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?
Anne Hathaway?
Anne Smith
Anne Boleyn
Anne George?
18
Why is it unlikely the Earl of Oxford wrote the plays?
He was known to have detested Shakespeare.
He was dead before many of the plays were written.
The printer was broken
He was traveling abroad.
19
When was Shakespeare born?
23rd April 1565
23rd April 1563
23rd April 1564
23rd April 1566
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How many plays did Shakespeare write?
37
17
27
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