How much do you know about William Shakespeare? Try this quiz to find out.

 

1) When was William Shakespeare born?

a) 1498

b) 1564

c) 1895

 

2) What period in English history was it when Shakespeare was alive?

a) Elizabethan

b) Georgian

c) Victorian

3) Which of these plays was not written by Shakespeare?

a) Hamlet

b) Romeo and Juliet

c) The Taming of the Rat

4) Where was Shakespeare born?

a) Stratford Upon Avon

b) Cambridge

c) Oxford

5) How many plays did Shakespeare write?

a) 8

b) 38

c) 108

6) Which type of plays did Shakespeare not write?

a) Tragedies

b) Comedies

c) Musicals

7) What's the name of the ‘Shakespeare theatre' in London?

a) The World Theatre

b) The Globe Theatre

c) The Old Shakespeare Theatre

8) Who played Romeo in the most recent film version of ‘Romeo and Juliet'?

a) Leonardo Dicaprio

b) Johnny Depp

c) Brad Pitt

 

Answers:

1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-a, 5-b, 6-c, 7-b, 8-a