How Well Do You Know Shakespeare (and Romeo and Juliet)?

Question 1

Which of the following names is NOT that of Shakespeare's children?

Accepted Answer

Sampson

Question 2

Romeo and Juliet's prologue is in which poetic form?

Accepted Answer

Sonnet

Question 3

How did the Globe Theatre catch on fire?

Accepted Answer

Cannon

Question 4

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

Accepted Answer

37

Question 5

What other genre is Shakespeare famous for?

Accepted Answer

Sonnets

Question 6

Who was the monarch during England’s Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Queen Elizabeth I

Question 7

You could be a woman and a business owner in the 16th and 17th centuries only if you were:

Accepted Answer

A widow

Question 8

Where did Elizabethan people throw their human waste?

Accepted Answer

Out the window

Question 9

Which of these did Shakespeare NOT study in school?

Accepted Answer

Acting

Question 10

Where was Shakespeare born?

Accepted Answer

Stratford-upon-Avon

Question 11

Shakespeare was an actor, poet, and playwright.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

In the original performances, the role of Juliet was most likely performed by a...

Accepted Answer

A young man

Question 13

How would a doctor treat you for the plague?

Accepted Answer

Stuffing herbs up your nose

Question 14

The title of John Green's "Fault in Our Stars" was a quote from which Shakespearean play?

Accepted Answer

Julius Caesar

Question 15

Which one is NOT a classifcation/genre of Shakespeare's plays

Accepted Answer

Romance

Question 16

Shakespeare invented SWAG

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

How old was Shakespeare when he dropped out of school?

Accepted Answer

15

Question 18

Shakespeare INVENTED over 1500 words that we still use today.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?

Accepted Answer

Anne Hathaway

Question 20

Shakespeare left this to his wife in the will :

Accepted Answer

2nd best bed

Question 21

How many people die in Romeo and Juliet?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 22

In Elizabethan England, what was thought to happen when you sneezed?

Accepted Answer

The devil would try to possess you.

Question 23

Which thematic idea is NOT present in Romeo and Juliet?

Accepted Answer

Supernatural

Question 24

Shakespeare's plays often feature a character speaking their thoughts aloud, this is called

Accepted Answer

Soliloquy

How Well Do You Know Shakespeare (and Romeo and Juliet)?

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