A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Context Quiz: Quick Quiz

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In what year was Shakespeare born?

1546
1556
1564
1601

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In total, how many plays did Shakespeare write?

17
37
39
52

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Shakespeare wrote during the reigns of which two English monarchs?

Charles I and James I
Elizabeth I and Mary I
Elizabeth I and James I
Jane and James I

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Why don't scholars know more about Shakespeare's life?

Because Shakespeare didn't really write the plays we attribute to him
Because there's little biographical information about him
Because a fire at the Globe Theater destroyed his early plays
Because Shakespeare asked that his autobiography be destroyed shortly before he died

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In what ways does A Midsummer Night's Dream differ from Shakespeare's other plays?

More romance, more characters, fewer references
More sources, more references, original plot
Funnier jokes, fewer characters, more references
Fewer sources, wittier puns, shorter scenes

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Context Quiz

1 of 5
In what year was Shakespeare born?

2 of 5
In total, how many plays did Shakespeare write?

3 of 5
Shakespeare wrote during the reigns of which two English monarchs?

4 of 5
Why don't scholars know more about Shakespeare's life?

5 of 5
In what ways does A Midsummer Night's Dream differ from Shakespeare's other plays?

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1 of 5 In what year was Shakespeare born?

2 of 5 In total, how many plays did Shakespeare write?

3 of 5 Shakespeare wrote during the reigns of which two English monarchs?

4 of 5 Why don't scholars know more about Shakespeare's life?

5 of 5 In what ways does A Midsummer Night's Dream differ from Shakespeare's other plays?

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1 of 5
In what year was Shakespeare born?

2 of 5
In total, how many plays did Shakespeare write?

3 of 5
Shakespeare wrote during the reigns of which two English monarchs?

4 of 5
Why don't scholars know more about Shakespeare's life?

5 of 5
In what ways does A Midsummer Night's Dream differ from Shakespeare's other plays?