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1. In what year was Shakespeare born?

1. 1564

    

2. 1616

    

3. 1558

    

4. 1592

2. Shakespeare was born in what town or city?

1. London

    

2. Stratford-upon-Avon

    

3. Snitterfield

    

4. Oxford

3. The names of Shakespeare's father and mother were:

1. Abraham and Sara

    

2. William and Anne

    

3. John and Mary

4. Shakespeare attended the Stratford Grammar School, also known as the King's New School:

1. From 1569 to 1579

    

2. He did not attend school.

    

3. There are no records of his school attendance, but it is highly likely he attended that school.

   

   5. Who did Shakespeare marry?

    

   1. Judith Sadler

       

   2. Susanna Hall

       

   3. Anne Hathaway

       

   4. Mary Queen of Scots

1. Yes!  Christopher Marlowe, another important Elizabethan dramatist was also born in 1564. Marlowe lived until 1593. Shakespeare died in 1616.1558 was the year Queen Elizabeth assumed the throne. She reigned until her death in 1603.1592 was the year Shakespeare was called an "upstart crow" by a fellow dramatist, Robert Greene, proving that he had become important in the London theater world by that time.

2. Yes. Stratford was not large, but was an important market center in Warwickshire, about 100 miles northwest of London. He worked and lived in London for most of his professional life, but he was not born there.Oxford is located on the shorter of the two main routes from Stratford to London. Shakespeare must have passed through it many times on his way back and forth between his home and his professional life. A man could travel from Stratford to London in about 4 days on foot and 2 days on horseback.

3. Yes. John Shakespeare married Mary Arden around the year 1557. John died in 1601 and Mary died in 1608. John was an important citizen in Stratford during Shakespeare's youth, holding many civic offices.

4. Yes. A typical grammar school day in Shakespeare's time started at 7am in winter, 6am in summer; the students worked until 11, took a 2-hour lunch, resumed at 1pm and worked until 5. Forty days vacation per year were allowed. Latin grammar and translation were the main subjects of study.

5. Yes. A marriage licence bond was issued for William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway on November 28, 1582. In Shakespeare's day a marriage certificate did not exist, and all that was necessary to conclude a marriage was the asking of the banns on three successive Sundays in church and then a ceremony before family and friends. The banns were asked only once for Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway because she was pregnant at the time the bond was issued.Judith and Hamnet Sadler seem to have been lifelong friends to Shakespeare and were his neighbors in Stratford. Hamnet Sadler was remembered by Shakespeare in his will.