How much do you know about Shakespeare?

Question 1 of 10

1

What was the first name of Shakespeare?

Select one of the following:

Wilkinson
William
Steven
Judith

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

In what town was Shakespeare Born?

Select one of the following:

Porsmouth
Brighton
Liverpool
Stratford-upon-Avon

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

Shakespeare's birth date is uncertain, but it is thought to be born on 23 April 1564. Do you Know the date of his death?

Select one of the following:

On 23 April 1616
On 25 December 1600
On 23 April 1614
On 17 October 1620

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

By what company were Shakespeare plays exclusively performed after 1594?

Select one of the following:

Lord Strange's Men
Admiral's Men
Lord Chamberlain's Men
William Colleagues' Men

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

On 27 November 1582 he married a woman. What was her name?

Select one of the following:

Anne Hathaway
Elizabeth Taylor
Juliet Krall
Sandy Olsson

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

Which is thought to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone?

Select one of the following:

Romeo and Juliet
King Lear
Hamlet
The Tempest

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

In which play appears the soliloquy which begins "To be or not to be; that is the question"?

Select one of the following:

Macbeth
King Henry V
Hamlet
Otello

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

How is the form of the Shakespearean (or English) sonnet?

Select one of the following:

A 14 line poem consisting of 3 quatrains (4 line stanzas) and followed by a couplet (2 line stanza) which is rhymed ABAB BCBC CDCD EE.
A 14 line poem consisting of an octave (8 line stanza) and followed by a sestet (6 line stanza) which is rhymed ABBAABBA CDCCDC.
A 14 line poem consisting of 3 quatrains (4 line stanzas) and followed by a couplet (2 line stanza) which is rhymed ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
A 14 line poem consisting of an octave (8 line stanza) and followed by a sestet (6 line stanza) which is rhymed ABBAABBA CDECDE.

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

How many children Shakespeare had?

Select one of the following:

Three children
Two children
He had no children
Seven children

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

What theatre was built by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men in London?

Select one of the following:

The Red Lion Theatre
The Swan Theatre
The Globe Theatre
The Blackfriars Theatre

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How much do you know about Shakespeare?

Question 1 of 10

What was the first name of Shakespeare?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

In what town was Shakespeare Born?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

Shakespeare's birth date is uncertain, but it is thought to be born on 23 April 1564. Do you Know the date of his death?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

By what company were Shakespeare plays exclusively performed after 1594?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

On 27 November 1582 he married a woman. What was her name?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

Which is thought to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

In which play appears the soliloquy which begins "To be or not to be; that is the question"?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

How is the form of the Shakespearean (or English) sonnet?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

How many children Shakespeare had?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

What theatre was built by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men in London?

Select one of the following:

Explanation