Test 1

Question 1

First (and insulting) reference to Shakespeare

Answer 1

Robert Greene (1592)

Question 2

Complimentary words for Shakespeare

Answer 2

Ben Jonson (1623)

Question 3

Written during English Civil War

Answer 3

“The Wits” (1662)

Question 4

Traditional birthday

Answer 4

April 23, 1564

Question 5

Baptismal date

Answer 5

April 26, 1564

Question 6

Date of death

Answer 6

April 23, 1616

Question 7

Anne Hathaway

Answer 7

Shakespeare’s wife

Question 8

Susannah, Judith and Hamnet

Answer 8

Children

Question 9

Practically interchangeable with “Hamlet”

Answer 9

Hamnet

Question 10

Died at age 11 while Shakespeare was writing “Hamlet”

Answer 10

Hamnet

Question 11

1590-1613

Answer 11

Shakespeare’s active drama years

Question 12

Major Publication

Answer 12

“First Folio” (1623)

Question 13

Complete plays of Shakespeare

Answer 13

“First Folio” (1623)

Question 14

More for poorer people; outdoors; more exposed

Answer 14

The Globe (1599)

Question 15

Indoor; enclosed; smaller; attractive to richer audiences

Answer 15

Blackfriars (1609)

Question 16

“Tempest,” “MacBeth,” almost 1/2 his plays first printed in . . .

Answer 16

“First Folio” (1623)

Question 17

Editors who worked with Shakespeare on “First Folio” (1623)

Answer 17

John Heminges and Henry Condell

Question 18

(1598) M____ A___ about N___ composed

Answer 18

“Much Ado about Nothing” composed (1598)

Question 19

(1600) M___ A___ about N_____ published

Answer 19

“Much Ado about Nothing” published (1600)

Question 20

“Novelle” by Matteo Bandello

Answer 20

Source for “Much Ado about Nothing”

Question 21

Includes the basic story of Claudio and Hero

Answer 21

“Novelle” by Matteo Bandello

Question 22

Focuses on Beatrice and Benedick

Answer 22

Shakespeare’s addition/twist

Question 23

Messina, Italy

Answer 23

Setting