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How Well Do You Know Shakespeare?
How Well Do You Know Shakespeare?
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1
Which of these is
NOT
a tragedy by Shakespeare?
As You Like It
Julius Caesar
Hamlet
King Lear
2
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
64
154
200
101
3
In which century was William Shakespeare born?
18th century
16th century
15th century
17th century
4
Which play features the line: “To be or not to be, that is the question”?
Richard III
Macbeth
Othello
Hamlet
5
Which of these plays is a history?
Henry V
The Winter’s Tale
The Tempest
Cymbeline
6
True or False: Shakespeare wrote over 100 plays.
False
True
7
What is the setting of
Romeo and Juliet
?
London
Verona
Venice
Florence
8
What was Shakespeare’s job?
Artist
Playwright
Scientist
Politician
9
Which famous monarch ruled during most of Shakespeare's life?
King George III
King Henry VIII
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth I
10
True or False: Shakespeare never acted in his own plays.
True
False
11
Where was William Shakespeare born?
London
Oxford
Stratford-upon-Avon
Cambridge
12
True or False: Shakespeare’s plays were all written in Old English.
True
False
13
What is considered Shakespeare's most famous tragedy?
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
King Lear
14
What is Romeo’s last name in
Romeo and Juliet
?
Montague
Capulet
Tybalt
Verona
15
What poetic form is Shakespeare best known for besides plays?
Sonnets
Ballads
Free verse
Haiku
16
Which of these plays is set on an island?
The Tempest
Hamlet
Julius Caesar
Antony and Cleopatra
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What was the name of the theatre Shakespeare was closely associated with?
The Rose
The Swan
The Globe
The Royal Theatre
