1. Are you Smarter than a Shakespearean Scholar?
Or, what you will

2. Shakespeare’s Life and Times
In what year was Shakespeare born?
1492
1564
1591
1611

3. 2. In what town was Shakespeare born?
London, England
London, Ontario
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Globe, England

4. 3. Shakespeare wrote the following:
plays, sonnets, poems
just plays
plays and novels
plays, news articles, and poems

5. 4. At least how many plays did Shakespeare write?14 24 36 64

6. 5. Shakespeare married a woman by the name of:
Anne Boleyn
Anne Hathaway
Elizabeth Arden
Victoria Rose

7. 6. What age was his wife? 8 years younger than Shakespeare
The same age as Shakespeare
8 years older than Shakespeare
2 years older than Shakespeare

8. What is not true of Henry VIII?
married Catherine of Aragon of Spain
had his second wife, Anne Boleyn, beheaded
was a staunch Catholic
did not produce a male heir until his marriage to Jane Seymour

9. 8. What is not true of Shakespeare’s education?
he was university educated
he would have attended the Free Grammar School until age 15
he would have studied Latin
he would be familiar with classical mythology

10. 9. What is true of Shakespeare’s livelihood?
he was an actor and a playwright
he was a glovemaker and a playwright
he was a priest and a playwright
he was a jester and a playwright

11. 10. What were Shakespeare’s children’s names?
Hamlet, Juliet, and Judith
Susanna, Hamnet and Judith
Maria, Hamlet and Judith
Susanna, James and Juliet

12. Answers
1. b
2. c
3. a
4. c
5. b
6. c
7. c
8. a
9. a
10 b