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Where was William Shakespeare born?

Beijing, China

London, England

Paris, France

Stratford-upon-Avon, England

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In his well known play "Hamlet", the main character is...

The king of Denmark

The prince of Scotland

The queen of England

The orphan

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Which is the main topic dealt with in Hamlet?

Love

Revenge

War

Poverty

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Which is the main topic dealt in Romeo and Juliet?

Love and hatred

Greed and Betrayal

Power and influence

Addiction and corruption

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What type of play is "Romeo and Juliet"?

tragedy

greed

power

revenge

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Who was the original author of "Romeo and Juliet"?

Mary Sidney Herbert

William Shakespeare

Queen Elizabeth

Christopher Marlowe

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Most Shakespeare scholars have ___________ the idea that he is a ____________ character based on historical and biographical evidence.

A. accepted / fictional

D. proposed / non-fictional

C. dismissed / fictional

B. considered / non-fictional

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The scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of grammar, syntax, and phonetics is known as ___________.

C. languagology

D. linguistics

B. phonology

A. dialectology

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Wincenty Lutosławski was a ________________.

C. British poet

B. French philosopher

D. Brazlian footballer

A. Polish philosopher

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