Shakespeare's Life Quiz
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>A document signed by skeptics who doubt Shakespeare's authorship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has the dearth of biographical facts about Shakespeare led to?

    <p>An increasing number of skeptics questioning Shakespeare's authorship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the basic characteristics that Rylance and Jacobi mentioned the author of the Shakespeare plays would need to meet?

    <p>Documentary evidence of being a writer, extensive education, fluency in multiple foreign languages, and familiarity with nobility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some of the arcane knowledge elements threaded within the Shakespeare plays mentioned by Montagne?

    <p>Dead-on parodies of powerful players in the court of Queen Elizabeth, intricate puns, and elaborate wordplay</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the unusual facts about William Shakespeare that makes Rylance and Jacobi question his authorship?

    <p>Lack of letters and books written by Shakespeare</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one piece of evidence that Rylance mentioned to support the question about William Shakespeare's authorship?

    <p>Absence of any letter written or received by William Shakespeare</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Mark Rylance express in relation to the questioning of Shakespeare's authorship?

    <p>It was based on facts rather than animosity towards the author</p> Signup and view all the answers

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