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How much do you know about Shakespeare?

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Aplicaciones de las TIC en Lengua Inglesa Quiz on How much do you know about Shakespeare?, created by Jair Lopez Samit on 07/10/2019.
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Question 1

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What was the first name of Shakespeare?
Answer
  • Wilkinson
  • William
  • Steven
  • Judith

Question 2

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In what town was Shakespeare Born?
Answer
  • Porsmouth
  • Brighton
  • Liverpool
  • Stratford-upon-Avon

Question 3

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Shakespeare's birth date is uncertain, but it is thought to be born on 23 April 1564. Do you Know the date of his death?
Answer
  • On 23 April 1616
  • On 25 December 1600
  • On 23 April 1614
  • On 17 October 1620

Question 4

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By what company were Shakespeare plays exclusively performed after 1594?
Answer
  • Lord Strange's Men
  • Admiral's Men
  • Lord Chamberlain's Men
  • William Colleagues' Men

Question 5

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On 27 November 1582 he married a woman. What was her name?
Answer
  • Anne Hathaway
  • Elizabeth Taylor
  • Juliet Krall
  • Sandy Olsson

Question 6

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Which is thought to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone?
Answer
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • King Lear
  • Hamlet
  • The Tempest

Question 7

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In which play appears the soliloquy which begins "To be or not to be; that is the question"?
Answer
  • Macbeth
  • King Henry V
  • Hamlet
  • Otello

Question 8

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How is the form of the Shakespearean (or English) sonnet?
Answer
  • A 14 line poem consisting of 3 quatrains (4 line stanzas) and followed by a couplet (2 line stanza) which is rhymed ABAB BCBC CDCD EE.
  • A 14 line poem consisting of an octave (8 line stanza) and followed by a sestet (6 line stanza) which is rhymed ABBAABBA CDCCDC.
  • A 14 line poem consisting of 3 quatrains (4 line stanzas) and followed by a couplet (2 line stanza) which is rhymed ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
  • A 14 line poem consisting of an octave (8 line stanza) and followed by a sestet (6 line stanza) which is rhymed ABBAABBA CDECDE.

Question 9

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How many children Shakespeare had?
Answer
  • Three children
  • Two children
  • He had no children
  • Seven children

Question 10

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What theatre was built by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men in London?
Answer
  • The Red Lion Theatre
  • The Swan Theatre
  • The Globe Theatre
  • The Blackfriars Theatre
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