Shakespeare Profile Quiz

Where was Shakespeare born?

• London

• Stratford-upon-Canterbury

• Munich

• Stratford-upon-Avon

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In what year was Shakespeare born?

• 1560

• 1564

• 1562

• 1566

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What did Shakespeare's father do for a living?

• Leather Worker

• University Professor

• Politician

• He was unemployed.

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Who did Shakespeare marry?

• Amelia Hathaway

• Anne Hathaway

• Anne Hatmaker

• Amelia Hatmaker

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Why did Shakespeare move to London?

• He accepted a role as an actor with the Lord Chamberlain's Men company.

• His wife's father invited him to apprentice at his London business.

• He moved to London to become a leather worker.

• We don't know.

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Which of the following is NOT one of Shakespeare's plays?

• Edward II

• The Merchant of Venice

• Henry VI

• As You Like It

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What was the name of Shakespeare's theater?

• The Empire

• The Globe

• The King's Court

• The West End

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Which of the following genres of drama did Shakespeare write FIRST?

• Comedies

• Tragedies

• Histories

• Romances

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Why do scholars suggest that Shakespeare DID NOT write his own plays?

• They didn't believe he had an adequate education.

• They found evidence of plagiarism in many of his earlier works.

• A contemporary, Edward de Vere, claimed he had written many of Shakespeare's plays.

• They do not believe that Shakespeare was actually an actor or playwright at all.

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When did Shakespeare die?

• 1613

• 1616

• 1619

• 1620

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