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What is the main topic of the passage?
What is the main topic of the passage?
- Biographical facts about William Shakespeare
- The 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death
- The actors who have starred in productions of Shakespeare's work
- The debate about whether Shakespeare actually wrote his plays (correct)
What was notable about Shakespeare's will?
What was notable about Shakespeare's will?
- He left all his belongings to a close friend
- He did not leave anything to his wife
- He left his wife his best bed
- He left his wife his second-best bed (correct)
Who are some of the prominent figures who have challenged the idea that William Shakespeare was the true author of the plays and poems?
Who are some of the prominent figures who have challenged the idea that William Shakespeare was the true author of the plays and poems?
- Lourdes Garcia-Navarro and Renee Montagne
- Sir Derek Jacobi and Mark Rylance
- Scholars and biographers
- Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, and Freud (correct)
What is the 'Declaration Of Reasonable Doubt' mentioned in the passage?
What is the 'Declaration Of Reasonable Doubt' mentioned in the passage?
What has the dearth of biographical facts about Shakespeare led to?
What has the dearth of biographical facts about Shakespeare led to?
What were the basic characteristics that Rylance and Jacobi mentioned the author of the Shakespeare plays would need to meet?
What were the basic characteristics that Rylance and Jacobi mentioned the author of the Shakespeare plays would need to meet?
What are some of the arcane knowledge elements threaded within the Shakespeare plays mentioned by Montagne?
What are some of the arcane knowledge elements threaded within the Shakespeare plays mentioned by Montagne?
What is one of the unusual facts about William Shakespeare that makes Rylance and Jacobi question his authorship?
What is one of the unusual facts about William Shakespeare that makes Rylance and Jacobi question his authorship?
What is one piece of evidence that Rylance mentioned to support the question about William Shakespeare's authorship?
What is one piece of evidence that Rylance mentioned to support the question about William Shakespeare's authorship?
What did Mark Rylance express in relation to the questioning of Shakespeare's authorship?
What did Mark Rylance express in relation to the questioning of Shakespeare's authorship?
