Good night! Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow

that I shall say good night till it be morrow

where actors put on their costumes

All the world's a stage ...

and all the men and women are merely players

Name two other famous playwrights of the era (2 x)

Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe

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1
What was Shakespeare famous for ?
composing opera
oil painting
writing gothic novels
writing plays and sonnets
2
Love is blind
what's done is done
wherefore art thou, Romeo?
and lovers cannot see
never did run smooth
3
Neither a borrower
that I shall say good night till it be morrow
O Romeo, Romeo !
never did run smooth
nor a lender be
4
How many people could the Globe Theatre hold ?
up to 3000
up to 1000
up to 500
up to 10,000
5
Which of these counted as public entertainment before theatre ?
Boxing matches
Ballet
Debating
Fencing
6
What were the London water taxis called ?
rickshaw
tiktok
ferry
wherry
7
Where was Shakespeare born ?
Stratford-on-Avon
Cambridge
London
Oxford
8
Where were most of Shakespeare's plays performed ?
In the Tower of London
in the Globe Theatre
in the National Theatre
In Covent Garden
9
What kind of reputation did actors have ?
admirable and wise
rogues & vagabonds
exemplary role models
respectable citizens
10
When did Shakespeare live ?
18th- 19th century
20th century
16th - 17th century
13th century -14th century
11
Shakespeare's famous romantic comedy is
Midsummer Night's Dream
Hänsel & Gretel
Romeo & Juliet
Macbeth
12
What were the poorest people in the audience called ?
fools & horses
Mad dogs & Englishmen
stinkards & groundlings
Romans & countrymen
13
Good night! Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow
that is the question
that I shall say good night till it be morrow
never did run smooth
what's done is done
14
The course of true love
that is the question
what's done is done
never did run smooth
and lovers cannot see
15
Which of these are histories (2 x) ?
Richard III
The Tempest
The Taming of the Shrew
Julius Caesar
16
The tiring-room was
where actors put on their costumes
a gym
where actors slept
a bathroom
17
Which of these did Shakespeare NOT write ?
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Romeo & Juliet
Othello
Westside Story
18
O Romeo, Romeo !
and lovers cannot see
what's done is done
Wherefore art thou, Romeo?
that I shall say good night till it be morrow
19
To be or not to be
that is the question
never did run smooth
what's done is done
nor a lender be
20
In Shakespearean English 'You do'
Thee dost
Thou dost
You dolt
Thou doeth
21
Who is THE BARD ?
a character from Asterix
title of a gothic novel
Shakespeare
a rock band
22
In Shakespearean English 'she hates'
she hath
she hateth
he hateth
she hatest
23
All the world's a stage ...
nor a lender be
and all the men and women are merely players
that is the question
and lovers cannot see
24
What was Shakespeare's first name ?
George
Edward
William
John
25
Name two other famous playwrights of the era (2 x)
Bram Stoker
Virginia Woolf
Ben Jonson
Christopher Marlowe
26
What kind of plays did Shakespeare write ?
Comedies, tragedies, musicals
Comedies, tragedies, histories
Murder mysteries
Commedia dell'Arte
27
Shakespearean English 'Is it yours ?'
Îs it thine ?
is it thou ?
Is it thee ?
is it yourn ?
28
Which of these are tragedies (2) ?
Othello
Macbeth
Twelfth Night
As you like it
29
Shakespeare lived in the ...
Victorian era
Georgian
Elizabethan era
Edwardian
30
In Shakespearean English 'You are'
You art
Thy art
Thou art
Thee art
31
Things without remedy should be without regard
and lovers cannot see
what's done is done
and all the men and women are merely players
wherefore art thou, Romeo?

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