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Shakespeare's Biography - Quiz
Contributed by: Cabestre
(Original author: Grace)
  • 1. W Shakespeare was born in
A) 1565
B) Stratford-upon-Avon
C) London
  • 2. He studied
A) Latin, Greek and history
B) only history
C) Spanish, English and history
  • 3. In 1590, he left home to go to
A) Italy
B) Paris
C) London
  • 4. Shakespeare started working as a(n)
A) waiter
B) farmer
C) actor
  • 5. In 1593, theatres were closed because of
A) it was very cold
B) of the plague
C) they were very expensive
  • 6. Shakespeare also wrote
A) poems, called sonnets
B) terror stories
C) beautiful songs
  • 7. Shakespeare helped build
A) a pub in London
B) a theatre called The Globe
C) a theatre called The Rose
  • 8. Tha audience at Shakespeare's time
A) clapped, booed and laughed
B) ate, drank and laughed
C) danced, sang and had fun
  • 9. Shakespeare wrote
A) fairy tales, comedies and music
B) comedies, tragedies and history plays
C) poems, sonnets and beautiful songs
  • 10. Shakespeare's plays are still popular because
A) he wrote wonderful stories about interesting people
B) because he was rich and famous.
C) he wrote about kings and queens
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