Shakespeare Quiz

What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?

• Mary Arden

• Anne Hathaway

• Jane Whitby

• Juliet Capulet

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Which play is considered one of Shakespeare's most famous?

• Othello

• Romeo and Juliet

• Hamlet

• Macbeth

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In which year did Shakespeare die?

• 1600

• 1616

• 1625

• 1633

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Which monarch was ruling England during Shakespeare's lifetime?

• Queen Elizabeth I

• King Henry VIII

• King James I

• Queen Victoria

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What was the name of the theater where many of Shakespeare's plays were performed?

• The Globe Theatre

• The West End Theatre

• The Royal Opera House

• The Old Vic

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Where did Shakespeare move to pursue his acting career?

• Oxford

• Paris

• London

• Cantenbury

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What is the meaning of the line 'O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?'

• Which artist is Romeo?

• Where are you, Romeo?

• Why are you Romeo?

• Who is Romeo?

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Where was Shakespeare buried?

• St. Paul's Cathedral

• Canterbury Cathedral

• Holy Trinity Church

• Westminster Abbey

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What curse did Shakespeare write on his gravestone?

• May you rest in peace

• May your legacy live on

• Blessed be the man that spares these stones

• May your soul find eternal peace

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Shakespeare's hometown is...

• Stratford

• Bath

• London

• Edinburgh

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