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William Shakespeare
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Quiz about Shakespeare's biography
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drama
shakespeare
biography
english 3°
troisième
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F. Pignon
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Question 1
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When was Shakespeare born?
Answer
1465
1564
1645
Question 2
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Where did he spend his childhood?
Answer
York
Winchester
Stratford-upon-Avon
Question 3
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What was his job?
Answer
A poet
A playwright
An actor
A poet, a playwright and an actor
Question 4
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What did he write?
Answer
15 plays and 42 sonnets
26 plays and 84 sonnets
37 plays and 154 sonnets
Question 5
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What happens to Hamlet and Macbeth at the end of the plays?
Answer
They both live happy ever after.
They both die.
They both marry a queen.
Question 6
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Which university did he go to?
Answer
Cambridge
Oxford
Harvard
None
Question 7
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Which of the following was not written by Shakespeare?
Answer
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
Much Ado about Nothing
The Tempest
Question 8
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Who could not act in plays in Shakespeare's time?
Answer
Boys
Women
Aristocrats
Question 9
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What is the name of the theatre he helped build and in which many of his plays were performed?
Answer
The Globe
The Curtain
The Rose
Question 10
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What happened to that theatre in 1613?
Answer
It was opened by the queen.
It was closed by puritans.
It was destroyed by fire.
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