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title: All the world’s a stage. Are you merely an actor or are you a director?
description: This week's vocabulary quiz. Can you answer all 10 questions correctly?
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# [All the world’s a stage. Are you merely an actor or are you a director?](https://www.proofreadnow.com/blog2/all-the-worlds-a-stage-are-you-merely-an-actor-or-are-you-a-director)

 Written by [Phil Jamieson](https://www.proofreadnow.com/blog2/author/phil-jamieson) | Nov 28, 2017 6:08:29 PM

On this day in 1925, The Grand Ole Opry, one of the longest-lived and most popular showcases for country-western music, began broadcasting live from Nashville, Tennessee. The showcase was originally named the Barn Dance, after a Chicago radio program called the National Barn Dance that had begun broadcasting the previous year. On this day in 1582, William Shakespeare, 18, and Anne Hathaway, 26, paid a 40-pound bond for their marriage license in Stratford-upon-Avon. Six months later, Anne gave birth to their daughter, Susanna, and two years later, to twins. And for those not so old to remember the early-60s girl-group explosion, on this day in 1964, the Shangri-Las scored their first and only #1 hit with the famously melodramatic epic “Leader of the Pack.” Vroom, vroom.

Test your knowledge with this week's quiz.

 

 

 

 

**Let us at Proofread*NOW*.com judge you:**

| **Score** | **Your Rating** |
| --- | --- |
| All 10 | You are definitely the leader of this pack |
| 7-9 | You're close to being a top hit |
| 4-6 | Sure, go to Nashville, but get a day job there |
| 2-3 | You are simple to be, and we won't ask a question |
| 0-1 | You are simply NOT to be, and there is no question |

 

Intro text: history.com

Definitions: Merriam-Webster 11th Collegiate Dictionary

 

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