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Shakespeare Knowledge Quiz

Quiz by Lars Jari Mulder

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  • Q1
    In what year was Shakespeare born?
    1564
    1592
    1616
    1558
    30s
  • Q2
    Shakespeare was born in what town or city?
    Oxford
    Snitterfield
    London
    Stratford
    30s
  • Q3
    The Globe Theatre only entertained the higher classes of society.
    True
    False
    30s
  • Q4
    In what year was the Globe theater built?
    1594
    1599
    1613
    1608
    30s
  • Q5
    In 1603 Shakespeare's acting company, The Lord Chamberlain's Men, became the King's Men. Which king was their patron?
    Edward III
    Henry VIII
    James I
    George III
    30s
  • Q6
    Which of these titles are not a Shakespeare play?
    Macbeth
    Twelfth Night
    Romeo and Juliet
    Charlotte's Web
    30s
  • Q7
    What year did Shakespeare die?
    1599
    1642
    1623
    1616
    30s
  • Q8
    The Globe Theatre is in what city?
    Stratford
    Dublin
    London
    Edinburgh
    30s
  • Q9
    What did Shakespeare not write during the plague?
    Antony and Cleopatra
    King Lear
    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    Macbeth
    30s
  • Q10
    What is a key characteristic of a Shakespearean sonnet?
    It has a volta.
    iambic pentameter
    It has 14 lines.
    An octave with a sestet.
    30s

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