William Shakespeare Biography

Where was Shakespeare born?​

• Willesden

• Dublin

• Stratford-upon-Avon

• London

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His father John was a...

• farmer

• glovemaker

• fishmonger

• carpenter

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How old was Shakespeare when he married Anne Hathaway?

• 16

• 18

• 20

• 21

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What was the name of his only son?

• Harry

• Hamlet

• Hamnet

• Hamster

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When Shakespeare moved to London, he started to work in...

• a theatre

• a bakery

• a museum

• a music shop

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What was the terrible disease that hit London and killed thousands of people in 1593?

• Cholera

• Flu

• Cancer

• Plague

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What are Shakespeare's short poems called?

• Grime

• Sonnets

• Songs

• Ballads

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Shakespeare helped build a new theatre called...

• the Swan

• the Earth

• the Globe

• the Rose

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Who normally played women's roles in Shakespeare's time?

• Women

• Shakespeare

• Young girls

• Young boys

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Which of these plays was NOT written by Shakespeare?

• Romeo and Juliet

• Beowulf

• A Midsummer Night's Dream

• Henry V

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