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Shakespeare's Background Quiz
Shakespeare's Background Quiz
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Basic background info re: Shakespeare. From National Endowment for the Arts
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1
When was Shakespeare born?
September 2, 1490
July 4, 1776
April 4, 1970
April 23, 1564
2
What three genres were Shakespeare's plays divided into in the first folio?
History, Literature, & Observation
Comedy, History, & Tragedy
Slapstick, Western, & Tragedy
Action, Drama, & Romance
3
Who were the two reigning monarchs during Shakespeare's life?
William & Mary
Elizabeth I & James I
Henry VI & Richard III
Diana & Charles IV
4
Which are the longest & shortest plays written by Shakespeare?
Romeo & Juliet & All's Well that Ends Well
Julius Caesar & Richard III
The Tempest & Taming of the Shrew
Hamlet & Comedy of Errors
5
Who did
not
portray Hamlet on film?
Ethan Hawke
Mel Gibson
Colin Farrell
Richard Burton
6
Who was one of Shakespeare's most well known contemporaries?
Christopher Marlowe
Dante
Arthur Miller
Luis Valdes
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In what outdoor theater did Shakespeare present most of his plays?
The Rose
The Bear Garden
The Fillmore
The Globe
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In what town did Shakespeare grow up?
London
Stratford-upon-Avon
Verona
Dublin
9
In what poetic meter did Shakespeare compose the majority of his plays & verse?
haiku
iambic pentameter
terza rima
anapestic trimeter
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Who helped publish Shakespeare's First Folio after his death?
His Lawyer
His wife
His daughters
two actors from his company, John Herminge & Henry Condell
