William Shakespeare Quiz

Where was William Shakespeare born and raised?

• Warwickshire

• Birmingham

• Stratford-upon-Avon

• London

How many children did William Shakespeare have?

• Three

• Two

• One

• Four

Which of the following is NOT one of Shakespeare's famous tragedies?

• Hamlet

• Othello

• Romeo and Juliet

• King Lear

In which year did Shakespeare die?

• 1600

• 1610

• 1616

• 1620

Which play is known for the famous soliloquy 'To be or not to be; that is the question'?

• Hamlet

• Macbeth

• Othello

• King Lear

Where was the Globe Theatre constructed using timbers from The Theatre?

• Westminster

• Southwark

• Covent Garden

• Mayfair

Which poet and critic mocked the cult of Shakespeare worship as 'bardolatry'?

• T. S. Eliot

• George Bernard Shaw

• John Dryden

• Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Which of the following is NOT a proposed alternative candidate for the authorship of Shakespeare's works?

• Edward de Vere

• Francis Bacon

• Christopher Marlowe

• Edmund Spenser

What is the name of the document found in John Shakespeare's former house that suggests his Catholicism?

• Catholic Manifesto

• Protestant Declaration

• Religious Affirmation

• Catholic Statement of Faith

Which poet referred to Shakespeare as 'the applause, delight, the wonder of our stage'?

• Samuel Taylor Coleridge

• John Dryden

• Ben Jonson

• Thomas Carlyle