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Shakespeare's Life Trivia Quiz

Here are a few questions about his life and a few about his work.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
17,702

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3632

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who was Shakespeare's wife? Hint

Anne Hathaway

Anne Rutledge

Anne Morrow

Anne Boleyn

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Question 2 of 10

2. The theatre with which Shakespeare is most closely associated is the: Hint

Monarch

Globe

Thespian

National Advancement

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following has NOT been seriously suggested as being the true author of Shakespeare's works? Hint

Francis Bacon

Edward DeVere, Earl of Oxford

John Webster

William Stanley, Earl of Derby

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Question 4 of 10

4. Another individual is said to be the true author of Shakespeare's works - due in no small part to the timing and the curious circumstances of his death. Hint

Christopher Marlowe

Thomas Kyd

Ben Jonson

Walter Raleigh

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which is NOT one of Shakespeare's tragedies? Hint

Coriolanus

The Duchess of Malfi

Titus Andronicus

Timon of Athens

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these plays is NOT by Shakespeare? Hint

Merry Wives of Windsor

Every Man in his Humour

All's Well That Ends Well

Twelfth Night

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which lines are NOT found in Shakespeare? Hint

Neither a borrower nor a lender be

To sleep, perchance to dream

Out, out, brief candle

When you speak of this - and you will - be kind

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which event did NOT occur during Shakespeare's life? Hint

Defeat of the Spanish Armada

Cromwell's term as Lord Protector

Reign of Queen Elizabeth

Gunpowder Plot

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which lines do not belong to Shakespeare? Hint

Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments

Come live with me and be my love

When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes

Tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in its petty pace

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Question 10 of 10

10. Shakespeare lived to a ripe old age - for his time. How old was he when he died? Hint

Under 40

In his 60s

In his 80s

In his 50s

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was Shakespeare's wife?

Answer: Anne Hathaway

Morrow was married to Charles Lindbergh. Rutledge is alleged to have been the girl that Lincoln really loved - but who died young. Boleyn was one of the women in the saga of King Henry VIII.

2. The theatre with which Shakespeare is most closely associated is the:

Answer: Globe

It was situated on the South Bank [of the Thames], in Southwark.

3. Which of the following has NOT been seriously suggested as being the true author of Shakespeare's works?

Answer: John Webster

Bacon may be the name most often mentioned, but there are many who will argue for Oxford or Derby.

4. Another individual is said to be the true author of Shakespeare's works - due in no small part to the timing and the curious circumstances of his death.

Answer: Christopher Marlowe

All were contemporaries of Shakespeare - but it was Marlowe who died young in an altercation that some believe to have been convenient and faked.

5. Which is NOT one of Shakespeare's tragedies?

Answer: The Duchess of Malfi

That one is by John Webster.

6. Which of these plays is NOT by Shakespeare?

Answer: Every Man in his Humour

That one is by Ben Jonson.

7. Which lines are NOT found in Shakespeare?

Answer: When you speak of this - and you will - be kind

The line is from 'Tea and Sympathy' (by Robert Anderson)

8. Which event did NOT occur during Shakespeare's life?

Answer: Cromwell's term as Lord Protector

Cromwell came some years later. Shakespeare was alive for the Armada (1588) and for the Gunpowder Plot (1605). Elizabeth had a long reign on the throne.

9. Which lines do not belong to Shakespeare?

Answer: Come live with me and be my love

This is by Marlowe.

10. Shakespeare lived to a ripe old age - for his time. How old was he when he died?

Answer: In his 50s

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Source: Author robert362

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