- 1. When did William Shakespeare die?
A) 1620
B) 1599
C) 1600
D) 1616
- 2. In which town did William Shakespeare die?
A) London
B) Cambridge
C) Stratford-upon-Avon
D) Oxford
- 3. What was William Shakespeare's occupation?
A) Playwright and poet
B) Explorer
C) Politician
D) Scientist
- 4. Where is William Shakespeare buried?
A) Canterbury Cathedral
B) Westminster Abbey
C) St. Paul's Cathedral
D) Holy Trinity Church
- 5. How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
A) 120
B) 100
C) 154
D) 200
- 6. Who succeeded Shakespeare as the main playwright for the King's Men?
A) Thomas Middleton
B) John Fletcher
C) Ben Jonson
D) Christopher Marlowe
- 7. Which monarch was ruling England when Shakespeare died?
A) James I
B) Elizabeth I
C) Charles I
D) Henry VIII
- 8. Where did Shakespeare spend most of his career as a playwright?
A) Milan
B) London
C) Vienna
D) Paris
- 9. How many children did William Shakespeare have?
A) 7
B) 5
C) 1
D) 3
- 10. Who was William Shakespeare's wife?
A) Anne Hathaway
B) Margaret Tudor
C) Elizabeth Woodville
D) Catherine Parr
- 11. Which genre does the play 'Macbeth' belong to?
A) Tragedy
B) Comedy
C) Romance
D) History
- 12. In which county is Stratford-upon-Avon located?
A) Hampshire
B) Warwickshire
C) Oxfordshire
D) Yorkshire
- 13. What was the age of Shakespeare at the time of his death?
A) 52
B) 48
C) 60
D) 44
- 14. Which of Shakespeare's plays is believed to have been written in the year of his death?
A) The Two Noble Kinsmen
B) Cymbeline
C) King Henry VIII
D) Pericles, Prince of Tyre
- 15. In which London district did Shakespeare own a property?
A) Southwark
B) Bloomsbury
C) Mayfair
D) Chelsea
- 16. Which of Shakespeare's plays is known for the line 'To be, or not to be'?
A) King Lear
B) Macbeth
C) Hamlet
D) Othello
- 17. What was the name of Shakespeare's only son who died at a young age?
A) Richard
B) Hamnet
C) John
D) Edward
- 18. Which groundbreaking work by Shakespeare was likely written during a time of the bubonic plague outbreak in London?
A) Julius Caesar
B) Twelfth Night
C) Romeo and Juliet
D) King Lear
- 19. In which year was the First Folio collection of Shakespeare's plays published, including many of his works for the first time?
A) 1611
B) 1630
C) 1640
D) 1623
- 20. What is the title of the work by Ben Jonson that eulogizes Shakespeare?
A) A Tribute to Shakespeare's Work
B) To the Memory of My Beloved, The Author, Mr. William Shakespeare
C) Shakespeare in My Eyes
D) Ode to the Great Bard
- 21. Which of Shakespeare's plays is set in the Roman Republic and based on real historical figures?
A) Julius Caesar
B) The Tempest
C) As You Like It
D) A Midsummer Night's Dream
- 22. In which theatrical venue in London did Shakespeare's plays originally premiere?
A) The Globe Theatre
B) The Rose Theatre
C) The Curtain Theatre
D) The Blackfriars Theatre
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