Life in the UK test practice question · History
Which writer of plays and poems worked in London in the time of Elizabeth I?
Answer options
- Charles Dickens
- Robert Burns
- Jane Austen
- William ShakespeareCorrect
Answer: William Shakespeare
Shakespeare wrote most of his works between about 1589 and 1613. Dickens, Burns and Austen lived much later.
Checked 8 November 2026