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Let's see how much you know about the man himself and the works he created.

On the left, Meryl Streep, in the middle, Anne Hathaway, and on the right, Martha Stewart with "Who shares a name with Shakespeare's wife?" typed on top

Only Kids Who Paid Attention In English Class Can Pass This College Shakespeare Final

Can You Pass This College Shakespeare Final Quiz

Only An English Major Can Score 100% On This College Shakespeare Final

Anne Hathaway!

Let's start with an easy one. Which famous woman does Shakespeare's wife share a name with?

Two rhyming couplets are _not_ part of a sonnet.

Change!

She was already pregnant!

His _second_ best bed.

What did Shakespeare's wife receive in his will?

Punishments!

Lancaster!

The War of Roses was between two royal houses, one of which has the same name as a Pennsylvania city. Which one?  


Candlelight!

What is an example of "Original Practices"?

Lord Chamberlain's Men!

What was Shakespeare's acting troupe called?

Red Lion!

What is considered the first early modern theater in London?

His jigs!

William Kemp was best known for playing Falstaff. What else was he known for?  


Hamlet!

Which of these is _not_ one of the names of Shakespeare's children_._

_Macbeth_!

Essex!

Who was put to death by Queen Elizabeth I?

French!

What language (besides English) appears in _Henry V_?

The 15th!

Beware the Ides of March!!!! What day is this (not according to the _First Folio_)?

_Hamlet_!

He loved Rome!

What does Brutus say to justify killing Caesar?

Ghost!

What role did Shakespeare often assign himself when performing his plays?

April 23, 1616!

You may know some facts here and there, but not enough to pass this class and graduate on time. Maybe study a little harder next time.

You did not pass my Shakespeare final.

You have some notes to brush up on but hey, you passed, and that's all that matters!

You passed my Shakespeare final!

Not only did you pass my Shakespeare final, you got AN A!!!!!!! Now recite all of _Hamlet_, go.

You're a Shakespeare genius!

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Only Kids Who Paid Attention In English Class Can Pass This College Shakespeare Final

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