Could You Be Shakespeare?

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1. The War of the Roses was a dynastic war between which two houses for the English throne?

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The disputed succession of the English throne underscored the conflicts of most of Shakespeare's major history plays, including Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, and Richard III.

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Could You Be Shakespeare? - Quiz

Many anti-Shakespearians argue that Shakespeare's plays contain historical, literary, philosophical, and theological references only a highly educated nobleman in Elizabethan England would be educated enough to write. Do... see moreyou have what it takes to write Hamlet or Twelfth Night? Take our quiz to find out! see less

2. What is the Ides of March?

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March 15 is the day Julius Caeser was assassinated. In Shakespeare's play, the Roman emperor is warned in Act I to "Beware the Ides of March."

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3. Pyramus is to Thisbe as Theseus is to...

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Both sets of lovers from Roman and Greek mythology feature in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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4. The sonnet was created in which country?

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The form was popularized by Francesco Petrarch in Italian two centuries before Shakespeare modified the Petrarchan style and penned his famous poems.

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5. Which classical comedy is about twins mistaken for each other?

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Plautus' comedy is the likely inspiration for The Comedy of Errors, and probably influenced the plot of Twelfth Night.

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6. With whom does the legend of Leir, an 8th century king of the Britons, originate?

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King Lear was based on the legendary tale of Leir, who is featured in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 12th century Historia Regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain).

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7. Where is Illyria located?

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Illyria, where Twelfth Night is set, was a region in the western Balkans in classical antiquity.

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8. "There is no ancient gentelmen but gard'ners, ditchers, and grave-makers. They hold up Adam's profession." These lines from Hamlet refer to which poetic work?

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9. Which of the following is not a practice for training falcons in the ancient sport of falconry?

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In The Taming of the Shrew, Petruchio uses options A and C to tame the wild Kate, his "falcon."

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The War of the Roses was a dynastic war between which two houses for...
What is the Ides of March?
Pyramus is to Thisbe as Theseus is to...
The sonnet was created in which country?
Which classical comedy is about twins mistaken for each other?
With whom does the legend of Leir, an 8th century king of the...
Where is Illyria located?
"There is no ancient gentelmen but gard'ners, ditchers, and...
Which of the following is not a practice for training falcons in...
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