Shakespeare Quiz Flashcards
How many plays does Shakespeare have?
37
Name as many Shakepeare plays as you can
All's Well That Ends Well As You Like It Comedy of Errors Love's Labour's Lost Measure for Measure Merchant of Venice Merry Wives of Windsor Midsummer Night's Dream Much Ado about Nothing Taming of the Shrew Tempest Twelfth Night Two Gentlemen of Verona Winter's Tale
Henry IV, Part I Henry IV, Part II Henry V Henry VI, Part I Henry VI, Part II Henry VI, Part III Henry VIII King John Pericles Richard II Richard III
Antony and Cleopatra Coriolanus Cymbeline Hamlet Julius Caesar King Lear Macbeth Othello Romeo and Juliet Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus Troilus and Cressida
What are the obscure plays called?
Aprocryphia
Who was Shakespeare’s wife?
Anne Hathaway
How many children did Shakespeare have?
3
What is Shakspeare’s true birthday?
We don’t know
How old was Shakespeare’s wife when they married?
26 (he was 18)
Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford uponavon
Who got everything in Shakespeare’s will?
Susanna
What are the names of the twins?
Hamnett and Judith
How old was Shakespeare’s son when he died?
11
Why did Shakespeare leave his family?
To pursue theatre
How often did he visit?
Once a year
Name four jobs held by Shakespeare
poet, playwright, actor, shareholder
Name three literary approaches used by Shakespeare
blank verse, prose, iamic pentameter
Which play did Shakespeare write first?
Henry VI
How old was Shakespeare when he wrote his first play?
25
What was the name of Shakespeare’s theatre?
The Globe
What was the original name of Shakespeare’s acting troupe?
The Lord Chamberlin’s Men
Who changed the name of Shakespeare’s acting troupe?
James 1
What was the name of the acting group changed to?
The King’s Men
What famous part did Shakespeare play in one of his plays?
The Ghost of Hamlet’s Father
How old was Shakespeare when he died?
52
How did Shakespeare die?
He had a cold, went to a bar and got drunk, ate too many pickled herring, walked home without his socks and shoes, and caught a fever
