Author Focus: William Shakespeare Quiz

Where was William Shakespeare born?

• London

• Stratford-upon-Avon

• Oxford

• Canterbury

Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway when he was:

• 21 years old

• 25 years old

• 30 years old

• 18 years old

True or False: William Shakespeare completed university before becoming a playwright.

• True

• False

Which of the following plays did Shakespeare write while with the Lord Chamberlain's Men?

• Othello

• Romeo and Juliet

• Macbeth

• Julius Caesar

Shakespeare's only son, Hamnet, died at the age of:

• 15

• 11

• 8

• 18

True or False: The Globe Theatre was closed in 1616 after Shakespeare's death.

• True

• False

What year did Shakespeare retire and return to Stratford?

• 1616

• 1611

• 1608

• 1599

Shakespeare's gravestone warns people not to:

• Copy his plays

• Enter the church

• Move his bones

• Visit at night

Shakespeare's plays often explore the idea of civil harmony.

• True

• False

What was the nickname given to Shakespeare referencing his home region?

• The Master of Tragedy

• The Bard of Avon

• The Playwright of London

• The Ghost of the Globe