Personalities KBC Quiz & KBC Questions, Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

Question: Between the years 1585 and 1592 there is little information about Shakespeare or what he was doing at this time. How is this period known?

1. The Missing Years
   
2. The Strange Years
   
3. The Unknown Years
   
4. The Lost Years
   

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Correct Answer
There are many theories about what Shakespeare may have done during these years. Some believe he taught for a time, others believe he was involved with the law due to the extensive knowledge some of his plays reveal about the law.

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Question: Exactly how many plays did Shakespeare write?

1. 29
   
2. 46
   
3. 40
   
4. 37
   

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The 37 plays include tragedies such as Hamlet, comedies like A Midsummer Night's Dream, and histories such as Richard II.

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Question: Between the years 1585 and 1592 there is little information about Shakespeare or what he was doing at this time. How is this period known?

1. The Missing Years
   
2. The Strange Years
   
3. The Unknown Years
   
4. The Lost Years
   

Incorrect Answer

Correct Answer
There are many theories about what Shakespeare may have done during these years. Some believe he taught for a time, others believe he was involved with the law due to the extensive knowledge some of his plays reveal about the law.

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Question: Exactly how many plays did Shakespeare write?

1. 29
   
2. 46
   
3. 40
   
4. 37
   

Incorrect Answer

Correct Answer
The 37 plays include tragedies such as Hamlet, comedies like A Midsummer Night's Dream, and histories such as Richard II.

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Question: The Globe is famous for being the theatre where Shakespeare performed. Which theatre was its main rival?

1. Whitefriars
   
2. Salisbury Court Theatre
   
3. The Rose
   
4. Blackfriars
   

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Correct Answer
Shakespeare actually was a part-owner of The Globe and Blackfriars.

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Question: Shakespeare's character named "Beatrice" appears in which play?

1. The Tempest
   
2. Othello
   
3. A Midsummer Night's Dream
   
4. Much Ado About Nothing
   

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Beatrice is headstrong and quick-witted and often banters with Benedick.

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Question: What was the name of Shakespeare's only grandchild?

1. Lady Elizabeth Drayton
   
2. Lady Elizabeth Hunter
   
3. Lady Elizabeth Barnard
   
4. Lady Elizabeth Thomas
   

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Lady Elizabeth Barnard was Susanna's daughter, and the only grandchild. When she died in 1670, Shakespeare's direct line ended.

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Question: Who is generally regarded as Shakespeare's main rival as a dramatist?

1. Phillip Henslowe
   
2. Richard Burbage
   
3. James Burbage
   
4. Christopher Marlowe
   

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Christopher Marlowe was Shakespeare's main rival. He had a university education, and along with Robert Greene, labelled him an "upstart crow". Marlowe was killed in a tavern brawl in 1593.

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Question: Which of the following had a son named "Hamnet"?

1. William Shakespeare
   
2. Earl of Essex
   
3. Lord Derby
   
4. Walter Raleigh
   

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Unfortunately, Hamnet's life proved more difficult than that of the the fictional Hamlet: Shakespeare's only son, one of a pair of twins, died at approximately 11 years of age.

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Question: The mysterious death of this writer has led some people to suspect that this man's death was faked. Who was he?

1. Ben Jonson
   
2. Earl of Oxford
   
3. Francis Bacon
   
4. Christopher Marlowe
   

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Marlowe was almost certainly working as some type of political operative in the highly political Elizabethan world. The man who killed him (and the man's companions) were also probably involved in "spying" activities. His death came at a time when he was under investigation for charges of heresy -- a very serious charge in those days. It has been suggested that he faked his death and resumed writing, using the name Shakespeare as an alias.

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