Shakespeare was an actor as well as a poet and playwright.
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True
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False
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What town or city was Shakespeare born in?
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London
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Stratford -upon -Avon
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Oxford
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Snitterfield
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When was Shakespeare born?
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1564
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1616
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1558
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1592
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What county is the town in where Shakespeare was born?
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Sussex
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Norfolk
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Durham
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Warwickshire
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What does the surname Shakespeare mean in translation into Russian?
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«родовое имя»
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«потрясающий копьём»
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«бардопоклонство»
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The names of Shakespeare's father and mother were:
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Abraham and Elizabeth
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William and Anne
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John and Mary
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Shakespeare’s mother was:
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Anne Hathaway
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Elizabeth Stratford
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Mary Arden
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Shakespeare attended the Stratford Grammar School, also known as the King's New School:
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A. from 1569 to 1579
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B. He did not attend school.
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C. from 1569 to 1572
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D. There are no records of his school attendance, but it is highly likely he attended that school.
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Who did Shakespeare marry?
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A. Judith Sadler
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B. Susanna Hall
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C. Anne Hathaway
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D. Mary Queen of Scots
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How old was Shakespeare when he got married?
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17
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18
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19
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20
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Shakespeare was the father of how many children?
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3
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2
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4
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1
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William Shakespeare had twin children, Hamnet and Judith.
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True
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False
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Shakespeare left his home town of Stratford because:
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He was caught poaching on the lands of Sir Thomas Lucy and fled to avoid prosecution.
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He was apprenticed to his father who was a butcher. He hated the work and ran away to London.
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He took a job as a school teacher in the country, and left to pursue this career.
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It is not known for sure how or why he left.
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The London theaters were closed on account of a virulent outbreak of the plague in 1593 and part of 1594. Specifically, what disease was this?
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A. Tuberculosis
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B. The Plague of Frogs
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C. Bubonic Plague
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D. The pox
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Shakespeare was one of the founding members of The Lord Chamberlain's Men.
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True
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False
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In what year was the Globe Theatre built?
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A. 1594
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B. 1599
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1608
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1613
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The Globe was
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a Roman Amphitheater
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an Elizabethan Theatre
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an Elizabethan sports stadium
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a famous map of the world
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In 1603 Shakespeare's acting company, The Lord Chamberlain's Men, became the King's Men. Which king was their patron?
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George III
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James I
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Edward III
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Henry VIII
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Some time after 1599-1600 Shakespeare turned from writing predominantly romantic comedies and history plays to tragedies. Which five plays are known as his "great tragedies"?
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A. Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra
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B. The Merchant of Venice, Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, Henry V, Twelfth Night
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C. King John, Henry VI Part 1, Richard II, Richard III, Henry VIII
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D. Measure for Measure, Troilus and Cressida, Coriolanus, Timon of Athens, Cymbeline.
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How many plays did Shakespeare write?
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37
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50
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43
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25
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How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
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154
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175
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101
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222
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Which of the following Plays constitute Shakespeare's Tragedies?
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Timon of Athens
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Titus Andronicus
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Midsummer Night's Dream
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Winter's Tale
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Which of the following Plays constitute Shakespeare's Histories?
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King Henry VIII
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King John
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Richard II
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Richard III
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All of the above
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Which of the following Plays constitute Shakespeare's Comedies?
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A. Measure for Measure
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B. Merchant of Venice
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C. Merry Wives of Windsor
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D. Coriolanus
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Which of the following is reckoned as Shakespeare's first comedy?
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The Comedy of Errors
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All’s Well That Ends Well
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Much Ado About Nothing
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Twelfth Night
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In what year was the first collected edition of Shakespeare's plays, called the First Folio, published?
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1599
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1616
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1623
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1685
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In his later years, Shakespeare collaborated with what author on the play The Two Noble Kinsmen?
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Thomas Middleton
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Francis Beaumont
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Christopher Marlowe
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John Fletcher
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Ben Jonson
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Who called William Shakespeare "An upstart crow?"
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Robert Laffan
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Annat Jolianna
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Robert Greene
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Lucrence
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Who was the ghost in Hamlet?
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Claudius
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Hamlet
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King of Denmark
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Queen of Denmark
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"A horse! A horse! My kingdom of a horse!" is a quote from:
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A. King Richard III
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B. The Merchant of Venice
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C. The Merry Wives of Windsor
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D. As You Like it
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"To be or not to be" is a quote from:
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A. King Lear
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B. Richard III
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C. Julius Caesar
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D. Hamlet
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Who said, "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"
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Julius
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Caesar
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Juliet
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Mary Arden
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"Men of few words are the best" is a quote from:
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King Richard III
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The merry Wives of Venice
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Measure for Measure
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None of the above
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"Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once." This is an extract from:
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King Lear
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Hamlet
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Julius Caeser
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The Merchant of Venice
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Who said – “My love is richer than my tongue”?
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Hamlet
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King Henry VI
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King Richard III
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King Lear
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Cassius, Portia and Octavius are the characters of:
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Much Ado About Nothing
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The Merchant of Venice
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Hamlet
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King Lion
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Who is Othello?
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a captain
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a corporal
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a colonel
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a general
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Which of the following words were invented by Shakespeare?
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Assassination
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Bump
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Puke
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Distort
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What is Shakespeare’s longest play?
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Winter's Tale
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Macbeth
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Hamlet
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The Comedy of Errors
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What is Shakespeare’s shortest play?
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Antony and Cleopatra
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Macbeth
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C. Julius Caesar
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D. The Comedy of Errors
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Shakespeare died on
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April 23, 1616
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August 23, 1614
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July 23, 1617
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April 26, 1600
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Where was Shakespeare buried?
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Venice
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Stratford -upon -Avon
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London
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Oxford
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Which of the following statements are correct?
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A."If music be the food of love, play on..." is the opening line of The Comedy of Errors
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B."Shall I compare thee to a summer's day…" is an extract from Sonnet 18
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C. Shakespeare was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford
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D. All of the above
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The movie Shakespeare in Love is a true story.
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True
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False
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Is there is a monument of Shakespeare in Stratford today?
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True
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False
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