Shakespeare's World

Who was queen during Shakespeare's time?

• Queen Elizabeth (the first)

• Queen Elizabeth (the second)

• King Edward

• King Lear

Shakespeare lived in England during the flowering of intellectual activity known as the:

• Dark Ages

• Enlightenment

• Renaissance

• Paleolithic

The Globe was in which city?

• New York

• London

• Paris

• England

Who attended the theater in Shakespeare's day?

• Only the noble class

• Only the working class

• All of the social and economic classes

• No one attended the theater. Everyone stayed home because of the plague and watched Netflix.

Identify the qualities of The Globe:

• Open air, standing room in pit, sound effects, and impressive costumes

• Closed in to protect from the rain, impressive costumes, expensive seats

• Elaborate scenery, sound effects, and costumes

• It was very basic - only a mud floor and raised platform for the stage.

What is the name of the town from which Shakespeare was born?

• Oxford

• Stratford-on-Avon

• London

• St. Charles

Who was Anne Hathaway (according to the reading)?

• Shakespeare's wife

• The star of The Princess Diaries

• Shakespeare's mom

• Shakespeare's sister

Which of these pieces of Shakespeare trivia is FALSE?

• Only men could act in Shakespeare's plays during his time

• Shakespeare was the son of a glove maker and only became a gentleman at the end of his life

• It is believed that many of Shakespeare's plays were based on his life

• There are seven years of Shakespeare's life that we know nothing about.

Which of these sayings can not be credited to Shakespeare?

• Dead as a door nail

• Laughingstock

• For goodness' sakes

• YOLO

Shakespeare had which careers during his life?

• Actor

• Poet

• Playwright

• All of these