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- 1. Multiple Choice
William Shakespeare was born:
Shortly after Columbus's voyage: 1500
Just before Queen Elizabeth's reign: 1550-1600
During the era of Julius Caesar: 75 BC
During the American revolutionary war: 1770s
- 2. Multiple Choice
How many plays did Shakespeare credited with writing?
37
12
41
27
- 3. Multiple Choice
Shakespeare's plays fall into three genres:
comedies, tragedies, and romances
romances, tragedies, histories
histories, mysteries, romances
comedies, tragedies, histories
- 4. Multiple Choice
The main religious conflict during Shakespeare's life was between
Puritans and Protestants
Catholics and Puritans
Catholics and Protestants
The Pope and the Puritans
- 5. Multiple Choice
Shakespeare was
Irish
British
Scottish
American
- 6. Multiple Choice
Shakespeare has influenced all of the following except:
Our language today
Film and music adaptations
Psychology and how we understand ourselves
the internet
- 7. Multiple Choice
All of the movies below were adapted from Shakespeare plays except
Iron Man
Lion King
Ten Things I Hate About You
She's the Man
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which is the most accurate description of Shakespeare's vocabulary
He had a vocabulary of over 20,000 words; all of which are used in his plays
He used over 30,000 words in his plays and then invented another 14,000
He knew nearly a million words, and we see 100,000 in his plays
Having limited education, his working (active) vocabulary was roughly that of a high school student today: 12-15,000
- 9. Multiple Choice
Like many artists, Shakespeare was not financially or critically successful in his own time, but only after death.
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
Women were not permitted to act in Shakespeare's time, and boys played the part of female roles.
True
False
- 11. Multiple Choice
The name of Shakespeare's theater (and which has been rebuilt and you can visit) was:
Stratford-upon-Avon
The World
The Globe
The Main
- 12. Multiple Choice
Theater in Shakespeare's time was high fashion and located in the middle of London.
True
False
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