How much do you know about Shakespeare? Quiz
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- Q 1/18Score 0Where was William Shakespeare born?29Stratford-Upon-Avon, Ireland, UKStratford-Upon-Avon, England, UKStratford-Upon-Avon, Scotland, UKStratford-Upon-Avon, Wales, UK
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- Q1Where was William Shakespeare born?Stratford-Upon-Avon, Ireland, UKStratford-Upon-Avon, England, UKStratford-Upon-Avon, Scotland, UKStratford-Upon-Avon, Wales, UK30s
- Q2What era did Shakespeare live and write in?The Renaissance (1500–1660)Middle English Period (1066–1500)1250-1The Romantic Period (1785–1832)310The Neoclassical Period (1600–1785)30s
- Q3How many siblings did Shakespeare have?367830s
- Q4Shakespeare had three children. Who died at the age of eleven?JudithHamnetSusanna30s
- Q5How many words did Shakespeare introduce into the English Language?Almost 7,000Almost 10,000Almost 3,000Almost 884,42930s
- Q6How many plays did Shakespeare write?37231547330s
- Q7What is a sonnet?A verseA poemALLConsists of 14 lines30s
- Q8What was the name of Shakespeare's theatre in London?National TheatreThe GlobeThe Old VicRoyal Opera House30s
- Q9Why was London inspiring to Shakespeare's plays?There were people of all social classes.The buildings and architecture were aesthetic and majestic.The weather was fine there.He was forced to write there.30s
- Q10How has Stratford-Upon-Avon benefited from Shakespeare’s success?Attracted more tourists.More schools were built.Tastier food and beverages.More playwrights relocated themselves to Stratford-Upon-Avon.30s
- Q11When Shakespeare became popular as a writer, how did one of his rivals comment on him?Shakespeare was a 'crow' who had stolen the ‘feathers’ of the other writers.Shakespeare was ‘handsome’, ‘well-shaped’ and had a ‘pleasant smooth wit’.Shakespeare was ‘honest, open and free’.Shakespeare stole a deer and escaped London.30s
- Q12What did Shakespeare mean by the following lines that he included in his grave? Good friend for Jesus sake forbeare, To dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed be the man that spares these stones, And cursed be he that moves my bones.AllHe blessed those who stay away from his tomb and cursed those who intend to relocate his skeletons.He wanted people to leave him alone so he could rest in peace forever, and ever.He didn't want anyone to dig him up or disturb his grave.30s
- Q13Shakespeare's Globe is ...a cultural attractionALLa famous theatrean education centre30s
- Q14Why were words in a weird order in Shakespeare's works?He wanted to preserve the rhythm of the lines.He wanted to keep the rhythm of the lines consistent.He wanted to make a line rhyme with another line.ALL30s
- Q15Which Shakspearean's "you" should be used in the following blank? Rodolpho said to Catherine, "I love __________ to the moon and back ".thou = you (subject, singular, informal)thee = you (object... "to you" )ye = you (subject, plural)30s
