Which year William Shakespeare was born ?

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1. William Shakespeare born in ?

   A. 26 April 1567
   B. 26 April 1566
   C. 26 April 1565
   D. 26 April 1564

2. Where was William Shakespeare was born and brought up ?

   A. Yorkshire
   B. Stratford-upon-Avon
   C. Chester
   D. London

3. William Shakespeare was born in the year_______________?

   A. 1564
   B. 1544
   C. 1578
   D. 1582

4. Both Shakespeare and Christopher Marlow are thought to have been born in what year ?

   A. 1564
   B. 1580
   C. 1577
   D. 1550

5. Who is contemporary of William Shakespeare ?

   A. Christopher Marlowe
   B. Lord Tennyson
   C. John Milton
   D. All of them

6. The earliest play written by Shakespeare according to Oxford Shakespeare 1988 is______________?

   A. The Taming of the Shrew
   B. As you Like it
   C. Two Gentlemen of Verona
   D. Titus Andronicus

7. Between what time period did William Shakespeare begin a successful career in London as an actor ?

   A. between1579 and 1583
   B. between1585 and 1592
   C. between1579 and 1587
   D. between1580 and 1591

8. When was William Shakespeare baptized ?

   A. 24 July1564
   B. 26 April 1564
   C. 26 August 1564
   D. 16 April 1564

9. The character of Falstaff is important in which play(s) by William Shakespeare ?

   A. “Henry IV, Part I”
   B. “Henry IV, Part II”
   C. “Titus Andronicus”
   D. All of the above

10. The fine arts flourished in Elizabethan England. William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Edmund Spenser were some of the more famous playwrights and poets of the time. Drama, music, songs, and art were popular with noblemen and commoners alike. Exploring certain topics, however, was considered taboo in any art form. What was a strictly forbidden subject ?

    A. Sexuality
    B. Criticism of the queen
    C. Murder
    D. Witchcraft