Shakespeare

Question 1

How does Shakespeare live on today

Answer 1

through the words of his plays

Question 2

who reined in England during the beginning of Shakespeare’s time

Answer 2

Queen Elizabeth I

Question 3

When was Shakespeare born

Answer 3

April 23, 1564

Question 4

In what town was Shakespeare born

Answer 4

Stratford upon Avon

Question 5

What was Shakespeare’s father’s occupation

Answer 5

glover and leather maker

Question 6

Name one of Shakespeare’s plays that takes after the Romans

Answer 6

Julius Caesar

Question 7

Who was Shakespeare’s wife

Answer 7

Anne Hathaway

Question 8

How many children did Shakespeare have

Answer 8

3

Question 9

What always called Shakespeare back from working on his sonnets

Answer 9

the theatre demanded more scripts

Question 10

What tragedy struck England, especially London

Answer 10

Plague. Many people fled; theatres closed

Question 11

After the plague, what fascination appears in his plays

Answer 11

death

Question 12

what tragedy struck Shakespeare’s home? What did this mean

Answer 12

Son Hamnet died at age 11. no male heirs to inherit Shakespeare’s fortune

Question 13

What play is supposedly named after his son

Answer 13

Hamlet

Question 14

What was the name of the theater in which Shakespeare worked and partly owned

Answer 14

Globe Theatre

Question 15

Who played the women’s roles

Answer 15

Men

Question 16

True or False: All of Shakespeare’s plays were his original ideas

Answer 16

False. They were derived from history or existing fiction

Question 17

What was Shakespeare’s last play

Answer 17

The Tempest

Question 18

What marked the end of Shakespeare’s career

Answer 18

In 1613, the Globe Theater burned down. A new Globe Theatre was built but without Shakespeare. He retired with wealth

Question 19

When did Shakespeare die

Answer 19

April 23, 1616

Question 20

Shakepeare’s what is his legacy to the world

Answer 20

his writing