Read the questions and

circle the answers you

think are correct. Later on
your teacher will tell you
what the correct answers
are.
Shakespeare
Shakespeare was
was an
an English:
English:
a)
scientist
a) scientist
b)
b) writer
writer and
and aa poet
poet
c)
explorer
c) explorer

Shakespeare
Shakespeare was
was born
born in:
in:
a)
1564
a) 1564
b)
b) 1664
1664
c)
1774
c) 1774

Hamlet
Hamlet is
is one
one of
of the
the most:
most:
a)
a) popular
popular tragedies
tragedies
b)
popular
comedies
b) popular comedies
c)
c) popular
popular sonnets
sonnets

Who
Who said
said To
To be,
be, or
or not
not to
to be:
be:
a)
King
Lear
a) King Lear
b)
b) Hamlet
Hamlet
c)
Romeo
c) Romeo

Shakespeare
Shakespeare was
was also:
also:
a)
a
book
publisher
a) a book publisher
b)
b) aa doctor
doctor
c)
c) an
an actor
actor
In
In those
those days
days

acted
in
theatres:
acted in theatres:
a)
a) only
only men
men
b)
b) only
only women
women
c)
c) both
both men
men and
and women
women

Shakespeare
Shakespeare invented
invented the
the
word
word
a)
a) assassination
assassination
b)
encyclopedia
b) encyclopedia
c)
c) tragedy
tragedy

Shakespeare
Shakespeare performed
performed
before:
before:
a)
a) Henry
Henry VIII
VIII
b)
Queen
b) Queen Elizabeth
Elizabeth II
II
c)
Queen
Elizabeth
I
c) Queen Elizabeth I

Shakespeare
Shakespeare was
was born
born in:
in:
a)
a) Cambridge
Cambridge
b)
London
b) London
c)
c) Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon

Juliet
Juliet was
was in
in love
love with:
with:
a)
a) Julius
Julius Caesar
Caesar
b)
Macbeth
b) Macbeth
c)
c) Romeo
Romeo

Shakespeare
Shakespeare is
is often
often
called:
called:
a)
a) The
The Bard
Bard of
of Avon
Avon
b)
The
Lord
of
Avon
b) The Lord of Avon
c)
c) Sir
Sir

Shakespeare
Shakespeare was
was married:
married:
a)
to
Anne
Hathaway
a) to Anne Hathaway
b)
b) to
to Mary
Mary Hathaway
Hathaway
c)
c) to
to Emily
Emily Hathaway
Hathaway

Romeo
Romeo and
and Juliet
Juliet is
is a:
a:
a)
comedy
a) comedy
b)
b) tragedy
tragedy
c)
c) sonnet
sonnet

Shakespeare
Shakespeare had:
had:
a)
one
son
and
a) one son and two
two daughters
daughters
b)
b) one
one daughter
daughter and
and two
two sons
sons
c)
c) no
no children
children

Shakespeare
Shakespeare wrote:
wrote:
a)
56
plays
a) 56 plays
b)
b) 46
46 plays
plays
c)
c) 36
36 plays
plays

Answer key:

The
The theatre
theatre were
were
Shakespeares
Shakespeares plays
plays were
were
acted
acted out
out was
was called:
called:
a)
a) the
the English
English theatre
theatre
b)
the
Globe
Theatre
b) the Globe Theatre
c)
c) the
the Royal
Royal Theatre
Theatre

Shakespeare
Shakespeare died
died in:
in:
a)
a) 1675
1675
b)
b) 1616
1616
c)
c) 1632
1632

What
What is
is your
score?
score?

1=B
2=A
3=A
4=C
5=A
6=C
7=A
8=B
9=A
10 = C
11 = B
12 = B
13 = C
14 = A
15 = C
16 = A
17 = B