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Shakespearean Contemporaries Trivia Quiz

Shakespeare may have been the giant, but there were others who were noteworthy. Moreover, some would claim that the Bard was a fraud and the works were done by someone else. Who could that be? There are many candidates that have been advanced.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
55,616

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following is NOT a play by Shakespeare? Hint

'Merry Wives of Windsor'

'Cymbeline'

'The Alchemist'

'Timon of Athens'

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which work is by Ben Jonson? Hint

'The Winter's Tale'

'The Spanish Tragedy'

'The Duchess of Malfi'

'Volpone'

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following was NOT written by Christopher Marlowe? Hint

'Tamburlaine'

'Every Man in His Humour'

'The Jew of Malta'

'Doctor Faustus'

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Evidence' that is allegedly found in 'ciphers' is asserted (by some) to support the idea that Shakespeare's works were really written by ...? Hint

John Donne

Walter Raleigh

Christopher Marlowe

Francis Bacon

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Question 5 of 10

5. Many say that the Earl of Oxford actually wrote Shakespeare's works. What was Oxford's name? Hint

Edward DeVere

Thomas Walsingham

Robert Cecil

Andrew Marvell

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Question 6 of 10

6. Many say that the Earl of Derby actually wrote Shakespeare's works. What was Derby's name? Hint

Francis Walsingham

Robert Herrick

Henry Vaughan

William Stanley

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Question 7 of 10

7. Walter Raleigh was a man of many accomplishments - literary and otherwise. Which of the following is NOT true of Raleigh? Hint

He participated in an expedition in search of El Dorado

He was an active naval combatant in the fight against the Spanish Armada

He was imprisoned for his involvement in a secret marriage

He was involved in the creation of the 'lost' Roanoke colony

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Question 8 of 10

8. Raleigh, despite his talents, met an untimely end on the block. What was his crime? Hint

Immorality

Unauthorized Expedition

Treason

Privateering

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Question 9 of 10

9. Thomas Kyd, Elizabethan writer, died shortly after being tortured. Before he died he implicated his roommate. Who was the roommate? Hint

Ben Jonson

Christopher Marlowe

John Donne

Francis Bacon

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following was NOT a poet of the Elizabethan period? Hint

Edward Dyer

Edmund Spenser

Robert Southey

Philip Sidney

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following is NOT a play by Shakespeare?

Answer: 'The Alchemist'

That one is by Ben Jonson.

2. Which work is by Ben Jonson?

Answer: 'Volpone'

'Tale'is by Shakespeare. 'Malfi' is by John Webster. 'Tragedy' is by Thomas Kyd.

3. Which of the following was NOT written by Christopher Marlowe?

Answer: 'Every Man in His Humour'

Again, Ben Jonson.

4. 'Evidence' that is allegedly found in 'ciphers' is asserted (by some) to support the idea that Shakespeare's works were really written by ...?

Answer: Francis Bacon

It's been suggested that within Shakespeare's works there are 'ciphers' - (codes, anagrams and the like)that show that the works were done by Bacon.

5. Many say that the Earl of Oxford actually wrote Shakespeare's works. What was Oxford's name?

Answer: Edward DeVere

There are many who support the 'Oxfordian' claim.

6. Many say that the Earl of Derby actually wrote Shakespeare's works. What was Derby's name?

Answer: William Stanley

Again, there are people who support the 'Derby' position.

7. Walter Raleigh was a man of many accomplishments - literary and otherwise. Which of the following is NOT true of Raleigh?

Answer: He was an active naval combatant in the fight against the Spanish Armada

There is nothing to support the idea that Raleigh participated in the combat against the Spanish fleet. The other statements are all true.

8. Raleigh, despite his talents, met an untimely end on the block. What was his crime?

Answer: Treason

They say that he was conspiring with the Spaniards - but there was a lot of wheeling and dealing in the politics of the court.

9. Thomas Kyd, Elizabethan writer, died shortly after being tortured. Before he died he implicated his roommate. Who was the roommate?

Answer: Christopher Marlowe

Some unacceptable literature turned up in Kyd's apartment ... but Kyd lived with Marlowe. Shortly after things got hot for him, Marlowe died in circumstances that many consider mysterious. Was it a fake death of convenience and a subsequent disappearance?

10. Which of the following was NOT a poet of the Elizabethan period?

Answer: Robert Southey

Southey came considerably later.

Source: Author robert362

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