William Shakespeare Trivia

How many plays did he write?

• Approximately 38
• 100
• 65
• 1000

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What was/is The First Folio?

• The first play Shakespeare ever published.
• The first printed audience playbill ever.
• The current complete collection of Shakespeare's works.
• The first published collection of Shakespeare's plays.

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The Elizabethan Era is named after ___.

• Queen Elizabeth I
• Queen Elizabeth II
• Queen Elizabeth III
• Queen Elizabeth IV

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Who was the ruler of England during most of Shakespeare's time?

• James I
• Elizabeth I
• James II
• Elizabeth II

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True or false: The theater was popular with both royalty and common people in Shakespeare's time. 

• True
• False

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What was Shakespeare's last play?

• The Two Noble Kinsmen
• Macbeth
• Hamlet
• Rome & Juliet

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In what theater were most of Shakespeare's plays performed?

• The Queen's Theatre
• The Curtain
• The Rose
• The Globe

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What were the people who paid a penny to stand during a performance called?

• Groundlings
• Foundlings
• Commoners
• Paupers

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Which of the following is widely considered to be Shakespeare's most popular play?

• Romeo & Juliet
• King Lear
• Othello
• Hamlet

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True or false: Shakespeare wrote poetry.

• True
• False

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