Shakespeare

When is it believed that Shakespeare died?

• April 23,1616
• July 22,1832
• September 16,1759
• October 31,1737

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What year was Shakespeare thought to be born?

• 1532
• 1564
• 1602
• 1643

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What is a sonnet?

• a poem 
• a poem of fourteen lines
•   a poem using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
• ALL of the above

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Which monarch (king or queen) was on the throne during Shakespeare's time?

• Henry VIII
• William
• George
• Elizabeth

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Which of these is NOT a genre of Shakespeares' plays?

• Comedy
• History
• Horror
• Tragedy

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What was Shakespeare's wife's name?

• Queen Elizabeth 
• Anne Hathaway
• Juliet Monroe
• Vivian Marlowe

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Shakespeare's plays were performed at this theatre...

• The Oval
• The Globe
• The Horseshoe
• The Colosseum 

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A story or play that ends UNHAPPILY is known as...

• Comedy
• Tragedy
• Fiction
• Sadness

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Shakespeare tried ALL of these professions, EXCEPT...

• poet
• playwright
• actor
• teacher

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Where was Shakespeare born?

• Stratford-upon-Avon
• Avon-upon-Starford
• Avon
• Stratford

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