When was Shakespeare born?
1465
1564
1645
Where did he spend his childhood?
York
Winchester
Stratford-upon-Avon
What was his job?
A poet
A playwright
An actor
A poet, a playwright and an actor
What did he write?
15 plays and 42 sonnets
26 plays and 84 sonnets
37 plays and 154 sonnets
What happens to Hamlet and Macbeth at the end of the plays?
They both live happy ever after.
They both die.
They both marry a queen.
Which university did he go to?
Cambridge
Oxford
Harvard
None
Which of the following was not written by Shakespeare?
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
Much Ado about Nothing
The Tempest
Who could not act in plays in Shakespeare's time?
Boys
Women
Aristocrats
What is the name of the theatre he helped build and in which many of his plays were performed?
The Globe
The Curtain
The Rose
What happened to that theatre in 1613?
It was opened by the queen.
It was closed by puritans.
It was destroyed by fire.
