What do you know about Shakespeare?

1. What do you know about Shakespeare?

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3. 1. Shakespeare was born in

a.1564
b.1616
c. 1558
d.1592

4. 2. Shakespeare was born in

a.London
b.Stratford-upon-Avon
c. Edinburgh
d.Oxford

5. 3. Shakespeare married …

a.Mary Arden
b.Susanna Hall
c. Anne Hathaway
d.Mary Queen of Scots

6. 4. Shakespeare was the father of … children?

a.3
b.2
c. 10
d.1

7. 5. What year was the Globe Theatre built?

a.1594
b.1599
c. 1608
d.1613

8. 6. Shakespeare’s first name was …

a.John
b.Peter
c. William
d.Hamlet

9. 7. The English for “Укрощение строптивой” is

a.Saving of the Crew
b.Craving of the Stew
c. Taming of the Shrew
d.Raving of the Queue

10. 8. How many plays were written by Shakespeare?

a.54
b.37
c. 29
d.18

11. 9. Romeo was from the family of …

a.Montecky
b.Montague
c.Capulet
d.Capuletti

12. 10. Juliet was from the family of …

a.Montecky
b.Montague
c. Capulet
d.Capuletti

13. 11. The words “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players” are from

a.“Hamlet”
b.“As You Like It”
c. “Othello”
d.“King Lear”

14. 12. Shakespeare was born on the

a.7th of August
b.23rd of April
c. 21st of September
d.29th of February

15. 13. Shakespeare died on the

a.7th of August
b.23rd of April
c. 21st of September
d.29th of February

16. 14. Shakespeare got married at the age of…

a.sixteen
b.eighteen
c. twenty
d.twenty one

17. 15. Finish the line: “To be or not to be - …”

a.that is a question
b.that is the question
c. that is a problem
d.it doesn’t matter

18. 16. Shakespeare wrote

a.137 sonnets
b.154 sonnets
c.182 sonnets
d.198 sonnets

19. 17. Shakespeare’s tragedy is entitled “Hamlet, Prince of …”

a.Wales
b.Verona
c.Denmark
d.Ireland

20. 18. The tragedy “Romeo and Juliet” is set in …

a.Venice
b.Verona
c.Florence
d.London

21. 19. Juliet’s parents wanted her to marry

a.Tybald
b.Paris
c. Benvolio
d.Mercutio

22. 20. How old was Juliet?

a.13
b.14
c. 15
d.16

23. 21. At the end of the play Juliet

a.poisoned herself
b.killed herself with a
dagger
c. hanged herself
d.got married

24. 22. At the end of the play Romeo

a.poisoned himself
b.killed himself with a
dagger
c. hanged himself
d.got married

25. 23. Shakespeare died in

a.1599
b.1616
c. 1623
d.1642

26. 24. ‘A merchant of Venice is ….’

a. A comedy
b. A love story
c. A detective story
d. A tragedy

27. 25. Who was disguised as a lawyer in the comedy ‘A merchant of Venice’?

a. Shylock
b. Portia
c. Bossanio
d. Antonio

28. 26. Which play has the characters Cordelia, Goneril and Regan?

a) Much Ado About Nothing
b) King Lear
c) A Midsummer Night’s Dream
d) Othello

29. 27. King Lear divided his kingdom between …

a. Cordelia,Gonoril and Regan
b. Regan and Gonoril
c. Regan and Cordelia
d. Gonoril and Regan

30. 28. Who loved King Lear more …

a. Goneril
b. Regan
c. Cordelia
d. His knights

31. 29. Which of the following is NOT one of Shakespeare’s plays?

a. King Lear
b. A Merchant of Venice
c. Gone by the Wind
d. Much Ado About Nothing

32. 30. What age did Shakespeare die?

a. 54
b. 64
c. 55
d. 65

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