SparkNotes: King Lear: Context Quiz: Quick Quiz

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What was the name of Shakepeare's theater company?

The Royal Players
The Stratfordians
The Burbage Troupe
The King's Men

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How did Shakespeare's contemporaries perceive his work at the time of his death?

As tiresome
As funny but superficial
As timeless
As deep but off-putting

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What plays did Shakespeare write before and after King Lear?

Othello and Macbeth
Hamlet and Henry V
Romeo and Juliet and The Tempest
Titus Andronicus and Richard III

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When did the events depicted in King Lear supposedly occur?

The 8th century BCE
The 1st century BCE
The 13th century CE
The 15th century CE

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Which historical event may have influenced Shakespeare as he wrote the play?

The defeat of the Spanish Armada
The establishment of the Virginia Colonies in North America
The death of Elizabeth and the succession of James I
The invention of the printing press and the rise of periodicals

King Lear

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What was the name of Shakepeare's theater company?

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How did Shakespeare's contemporaries perceive his work at the time of his death?

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What plays did Shakespeare write before and after King Lear?

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When did the events depicted in King Lear supposedly occur?

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Which historical event may have influenced Shakespeare as he wrote the play?

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1 of 5 What was the name of Shakepeare's theater company?

2 of 5 How did Shakespeare's contemporaries perceive his work at the time of his death?

3 of 5 What plays did Shakespeare write before and after King Lear?

4 of 5 When did the events depicted in King Lear supposedly occur?

5 of 5 Which historical event may have influenced Shakespeare as he wrote the play?

Popular pages: King Lear

No Fear King Lear NO FEAR

Character List CHARACTERS

King Lear: Character Analysis CHARACTERS

Plot Analysis MAIN IDEAS

What Does Justice Mean in King Lear? MAIN IDEAS

Quotes by Theme QUOTES

Themes MAIN IDEAS

Review Quiz FURTHER STUDY

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Macbeth As Told in a Series of Texts

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1 of 5
What was the name of Shakepeare's theater company?

2 of 5
How did Shakespeare's contemporaries perceive his work at the time of his death?

3 of 5
What plays did Shakespeare write before and after King Lear?

4 of 5
When did the events depicted in King Lear supposedly occur?

5 of 5
Which historical event may have influenced Shakespeare as he wrote the play?