William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He wrote 37 plays and 2 long poems during his lifetime. Some of his most famous plays include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, and Othello. Shakespeare's plays are still performed today and have been translated into many languages. He died on his 52nd birthday in 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon.

1. April 23, 1616
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2.  William Shakespeare (26 April
1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616)
was an English author who
wrote 37 plays and also 2 very
long poems in his lifetime. He
lived in Stratford-upon-Avon, in
Warwickshire, England. His
plays are still performed today.
He is often quoted in modern
writing.
 By 1594 he was an actor in The
Chamberlain's Men acting
company.
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3.  His plays are of different kinds, or
genres. There are histories, tragedies
and comedies. These plays are among
the best known in English literature
and are studied in schools around the
world. Shakespeare wrote his works
between about 1590 and 1613.
 Shakespeare has been credited for
adding new words and phrases to the
English language and for making
some words more popular. He created
over 1,700 English words.
Text from Simple Wikipedia
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4. Questions about his life

5. What was Shakespeare’s job?
1. He wrote novels.
2. He wrote cook books.
3. He was an actor.
4. He was a teacher at university.
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6. What was Shakespeare’s
job?
1. He wrote novels.
2. He wrote cook books.
3. He was an actor. And he
also wrote plays for his
theatre.
4. He was a teacher at
university.
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7. Where was he born?
1. In a village in England.
2. In London, the capital of England.
3. In the USA.
4. In a village in Australia.
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8. Where was he born?
1. In a village in England. A village called
Stratford-upon-Avon.
2. In London, the capital of England.
3. In the USA.
4. In a village in Australia.
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9. He had three children. What were their
names?
1. Romeo, Juliet and Hamlet.
2. Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith
3. William, Julie and Kevin.
4. Manolo, Pepe and Carmen.
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10. He had three children. What were their
names?
1. Romeo, Juliet and Hamlet.
2. Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith
3. William, Julie and Kevin.
4. Manolo, Pepe and Carmen.
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11. How many plays did he write?
1. 73
2. 730
3. 37
4. 370
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12. How many plays did he write?
1. 73
2. 730
3. 37
4. 370
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13. When was he born?
1. On the 23rd of April 1564
2. On the 23rd of April 1546
3. On the 26th of April 1564
4. We don’t know
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14. When was he born?
1. On the 23rd of April 1564
2. On the 23rd of April 1546
3. On the 26th of April 1564
4. We don’t know. He was baptized on the 26th
of April 1564 but we don’t know the exact date
of his birth.
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15. What language did he learn at school?
1. Latin
2. Greek
3. Spanish
4. Italian
5. French
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Shakespeare’s grammar school

16. What language did he learn at school?
1. Latin. At that time schools taught Latin
and Latin literature
2. Greek
3. Spanish
4. Italian
5. French
16Shakespeare’s grammar school

17. Who was Anne Hathaway?
1. Shakespeare’s mother
2. Shakespeare’s teacher
3. Shakespeare’s wife
4. Shakespeare’s grandmother.
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18. Who was Anne Hathaway?
1. Shakespeare’s mother
2. Shakespeare’s teacher
3. Shakespeare’s wife. They married when he
was 18 and she was 26.
4. Shakespeare’s grandmother.
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19. Who is this actress?
1. One descendant of
Shakespeare
2. An actress who loves
Shakespeare’s plays
3. An actress called Anne
Hathaway, like Shakespeare’s
wife.
4. The person who discovered
one new book by
Shakespeare.
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20. Who is this actress?
1. One descendant of
Shakespeare
2. An actress who loves
Shakespeare’s plays
3. An actress called Anne
Hathaway, like
Shakespeare’s wife.
4. The person who discovered
one new book by
Shakespeare.
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21. What are Shakespeare’s lost years?
1. Some years while he lived in Italy.
2. Some years while he lived in Scotland
3. Some years while he probably became a chef
for the Queen in London.
4. Some years we don’t know what happened to
Shakespeare.
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22. What are Shakespeare’s lost years?
1. Some years while he lived in Italy.
2. Some years while he lived in Scotland
3. Some years while he probably became a chef
for the Queen in London.
4. Some years we don’t know what happened
to Shakespeare. From 1585 to 1592.
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23. What was the name of his theater in
London?
1. The Circle
2. The Ship
3. The Globe
4. The Times
5. The Hamlet
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24. What was the name of his theater in
London?
1. The Circle
2. The Ship
3. The Globe
4. The Times
5. The Hamlet
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It was Shakespeare’s theatre.

25. And who has been to the Globe?
1. King Felipe
2. Reid Wagner
3. Ana Arias
4. Pili Quiroga
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26. And who has been to the Globe?
1. King Felipe
2. Reid Wagner
3. Ana Arias
4. Pili Quiroga
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27. Which of these statements is said about
William Shakespeare?
1. He was very rich and had five houses in
London
2. He was bisexual
3. He invented the first computer
4. He had three wives at the same time
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28. Which of these statements is said about
William Shakespeare?
1. He was very rich and had five houses in
London
2. He was bisexual
3. He invented the first computer
4. He had three wives at the same time
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29. Shakespeare died on 23rd of April 1616,
but he did so…
1. On the same day of his birthday during a
birthday party.
2. On the same day as Cervantes.
3. On the same day as the Queen.
4. One night after drinking five beers in a pub.
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30. Shakespeare died on 23rd of April 1616,
but he did so…
1. On the same day of his birthday during a
birthday party.
2. On the same day as Cervantes.
3. On the same day as the Queen.
4. One night after drinking five beers in a pub.
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31. But Cervantes died on the
23rd of April according to
the Gregorian Calendar
(the one we have now) and
Shakespeare according to
the Julian Calendar, which
corresponds to our 3rd of
May.
So, they died on the same
date, but not on the same
day.
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32. And who visited Shakespeare’s birth
house?
1. Reid Wagner
2. Pili Quiroga
3. Ana Arias
4. King Felipe
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33. And who visited Shakespeare’s birth
house?
1. Reid Wagner
2. Pili Quiroga
3. Ana Arias with a friend
4. King Felipe
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34. Questions about his works

35. Romeo and Juliet is…
1. A story about two lovers who
get married at the end.
2. A story about two lovers who
finally die.
3. A story about two lovers who
travel to the USA.
4. A story about two lovers who
are a king and a queen.
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36. Romeo and Juliet is…
1. A story about two lovers who
get married at the end.
2. A story about two lovers
who finally die.
3. A story about two lovers who
travel to the USA.
4. A story about two lovers who
are a king and a queen.
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37. What didn’t Shakespeare write?
1. Plays
2. Poems
3. Novels
4. Sonnets
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38. What didn’t
Shakespeare
write?
1. Plays
2. Poems
3. Novels. He only
wrote plays and
poetry.
4. Sonnets
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39. Which of these plays didn’t he write?
1. Henry II
2. Henry IV
3. Henry V
4. Henry VI
5. Henry VIII
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40. Which of these plays didn’t he write?
1. Henry II
2. Henry IV
3. Henry V
4. Henry VI
5. Henry VIII
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41. A young prince plans revenge against his
murdering uncle. Which play is it?
1. Macbeth
2. Julius Caesar
3. Hamlet
4. Titus Andronicus
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42. A young prince plans revenge against his
murdering uncle. Which play is it?
1. Macbeth
2. Julius Caesar
3. Hamlet, famous quote: “to be or not to be,
that is the question”
4. Titus Andronicus
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43. Which of these is the translation of the
play Much Ado about Nothing?
1. Nin come nin deixa comer
2. Moito ruxido e poucas noces
3. Ollo por ollo e dente por dente
4. Máis vale paxaro en man ca cento voando
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44. Which of these is the translation of the
play Much Ado about Nothing?
1. Nin come nin deixa comer
2. Moito ruxido e poucas noces
3. Ollo por ollo e dente por dente
4. Máis vale paxaro en man ca cento voando
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45. Orsino loves Olivia. Olivia loves Cesario.
Cesario is Viola, who loves Orsino.
Which play is it?
1. Romeo and Juliet
2. Pericles
3. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
4. Twelfth Night
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46. Orsino loves Olivia. Olivia loves Cesario.
Cesario is Viola, who loves Orsino.
Which play is it?
1. Romeo and Juliet
2. Pericles
3. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
4. Twelfth Night This play is a comedy.
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47. Power corrupts Angelo, the substitute
duke, who tries to seduce the sister of a
condemned man. Which play is it?
1. Measure for Measure
2. Love’s Labor’s Lost
3. The Tempest
4. Troilus and Cressida
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48. Power corrupts Angelo, the substitute
duke, who tries to seduce the sister of a
condemned man. Which play is it?
1. Measure for Measure, a comedy
2. Love’s Labor’s Lost
3. The Tempest
4. Troilus and Cressida
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49. Edward’s brother, Richard, kills everyone
in his way and seizes the throne, only to
lose it and his life. Which play is it?
1. Richard II
2. Edward II
3. Edward III
4. Richard III
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50. Edward’s brother, Richard, kills everyone
in his way and seizes the throne, only to
lose it and his life. Which play is it?
1. Richard II
2. Edward II
3. Edward III
4. Richard III, a history play
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51. Two sets of twins turn the town of
Ephesus upside down. Which play is it?
1. The Comedy of Errors
2. Love’s Labor’s Lost
3. Much Ado About Nothing
4. The Merchant of Venice
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52. Two sets of twins turn the town of
Ephesus upside down. Which play is it?
1. The Comedy of Errors
2. Love’s Labor’s Lost
3. Much Ado About Nothing
4. The Merchant of Venice
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53. Witches’ prophecies prompt the main
character to seize the throne in Scotland.
Which play is it?
1. Othello
2. Coriolanus
3. Macbeth
4. King Lear
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54. Witches’ prophecies prompt the main
character to seize the throne in Scotland.
Which play is it?
1. Othello
2. Coriolanus
3. Macbeth
4. King Lear
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55. Mix-and-match couples in the woods
near Athens. “Lord, what fools these
mortals be!”. Which play is it?
1. Othello
2. The Comedy or Errors
3. Much Ado About Nothing
4. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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56. Mix-and-match couples in the woods
near Athens. “Lord, what fools these
mortals be!”. Which play is it?
1. Othello
2. The Comedy or Errors
3. Much Ado About Nothing
4. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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57. What is Othello about?
1. Petruchio “tames” his wife,
Katherina.
2. Nothing can come between best
friends Valentine and Proteus,
except a girl, Sylvia.
3. Two brothers fight for love in
ancient Greece.
4. Iago preys on the main
character’s jealousy and drives
him to murder his wife
Desdemona.
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58. What is Othello about?
1. Petruchio “tames” his wife,
Katherina.
2. Nothing can come between best
friends Valentine and Proteus,
except a girl, Sylvia.
3. Two brothers fight for love in
ancient Greece.
4. Iago preys on the main
character’s jealousy and drives
him to murder his wife
Desdemona.
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59. What was special about Othello?
1. He was stupid.
2. He was very short
3. He was black
4. He was Chinese
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60. What was special about Othello?
1. He was stupid.
2. He was very short
3. He was black
4. He was Chinese
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61. Questions about Elizabethan theatre and
Shakespeare’s importance in literature

62. Which of these words did Shakespeare
coin (=use for the first time)?
1. Theatre, bird, sonnet and expensive
2. House, chair, elephant and cold-blooded
3. Manager, multitudinous and well
4. Ladybird, fashionable, uncomfortable and
addiction
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63. Which of these words did Shakespeare
coin (=use for the first time)?
1. Theatre, bird, sonnet and expensive
2. House, chair, elephant and cold-blooded
3. Manager, multitudinous and well
4. Ladybird, fashionable, uncomfortable and
addiction
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64. At Shakespeare’s time plays started at:
1. 10 o’clock in the morning
2. 2 o’clock in the afternoon
3. 5 o’clock in the afternoon
4. 9 o’clock in the evening
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65. At Shakespeare’s time plays started at:
1. 10 o’clock in the morning
2. 2 o’clock in the afternoon (There were no electric
lights)
3. 5 o’clock in the afternoon
4. 9 o’clock in the evening
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66. At Shakespeare’s time all the actors or
actresses were:
1. Important people
2. Men
3. Women
4. Children
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67. At Shakespeare’s time all the actors or
actresses were:
1. Important people
2. Men
3. Women
4. Children
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68. Women did not act because:
1. Acting was not a respected profession
2. Acting was only for priests
3. Acting was only for men and only men could attend
the plays at the theatre
4. Women did not like acting
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69. Women did not act because:
1. Acting was not a respected profession
2. Acting was only for priests
3. Acting was only for men and only men could attend
the plays at the theatre
4. Women did not like acting
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70. In the film Shakespeare
in Love…
1. We see the character of
Shakespeare and his wife.
2. We see the character of
Shakespeare’s sister.
3. We see a woman who wants
to be an actress
4. We see the queen acting.
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From www.imdb.com

71. In the film Shakespeare
in Love…
1. We see the character of
Shakespeare and his wife.
2. We see the character of
Shakespeare’s sister.
3. We see a woman who
wants to be an actress
4. We see the queen acting.
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From www.imdb.com

72. In Shakespeare’s time playhouses or
theatres were…
1. …old houses
2. …shops
3. …inexistent. Theatre took place in the streets
4. …open and had no roof
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73. In Shakespeare’s time playhouses or
theatres were…
1. …old houses
2. …shops
3. …inexistent. Theatre
4. took place in the streets
5. …open and had no roof
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75. Shakespeare’s company was called…
1. …the King’s Men
2. …the Lord Chamberlain's Men
3. …the Stratford’s Men
4. …the Globe Men
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76. Shakespeare’s company was called…
1. …the King’s Men
2. …the Lord Chamberlain's Men
3. …the Stratford’s Men
4. …the Globe Men
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Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary

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