William Shakespeare Quiz 7 (20 MCQs)

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1. What was William Shakespeare?

Correct Answer: B) Poet.

2. Which famous Shakespeare play does the quote, "My salad days, when I was green in judgment." come from?

Correct Answer: A) Antony and Cleopatra.

3. In what year was the First Folio published?

Correct Answer: C) 1623.

4. What was the first name of the playing company King's Men that William Shakespeare partly-owned?

Correct Answer: A) Lord Chamberlain's Men.

5. Who is the protagonist of the play Hamlet?

Correct Answer: A) Prince Hamlet.

6. How many Globe Theaters Are There?

Correct Answer: B) 2.

7. To whom did he marry? Why?

Correct Answer: C) Anne Hathaway, because she was pregnant.

8. What was Shakespeare's mom's name?

Correct Answer: A) Mary Adren.

9. Which play was written by William Shakespeare?

Correct Answer: B) Romeo and Juliet.

10. Where did Shakespeare get educated

Correct Answer: A) King's School, Stratford.

11. In which two centuries did William live?

Correct Answer: B) 16th and 17th.

12. How many photographs exist of William Shakespeare?

Correct Answer: A) 2.

13. Anne Hathaway was .....

Correct Answer: A) Shakespeare's wife.

14. Who played the young girl roles?

Correct Answer: C) Young males.

15. Which of the following is not a reason why England was an exciting place?

Correct Answer: B) Shakespeare lived there.

16. Who was the Queen of England from 1558-1603?

Correct Answer: B) Elizabeth.

17. Shakespeare's work today ..... is mainly only used for educational purposes.

Correct Answer: C) Continues to influence entertainment and language.

18. What is a groundling?

Correct Answer: A) Audience members who had to stand at the Globe.

19. How many short poems did Shakespeare write and what were they called?

Correct Answer: D) 154, Sonnets.

20. What is the name of the London theatre that Shakespeare is commonly associated with?

Correct Answer: A) The Globe.