Shakespeare Assessment Answer KeyQ.

) Shakespeare was born in the year 1564, however his actual date of birth is
unknown.
A.) True
Q.) What was William Shakespeares wifes name?
A.) 2 Anne Hathaway
Q.) Shakespeare wrote his first sonnet in 1593 and it was titled Venus and Adonis.
A.) True
Q.) William Shakespeare never published any of his own plays. Explain how they
were published.
A.) Shakespeares fellow actors John Hemminges and Henry Condell had 36 of his
plays published after his death.
Q.) The first published play of Shakespeares was titled:
A.) 4 The first folio
Q.) 15 of Shakespeares play involved suicide.
A.) False
Q.) Name one of Shakespeares plays that involved a form of racism.
A.) Optional answers: Richard II, The Tempest, Titus Andronicus or Othello
Q.) Along with the Royal Family, Westminister Abbey and Big Ben; William
Shakespeare is an icon of French history.
A.) False
Q.) Aside from racism, anti-semitism is also a part of William Shakespeares works.
A.) True
Q.) William Shakespeare wrote many different types of literature. Choose the correct
answers below.
A.) 1 Poetry & 2 - Plays