Which statement about the printing of Shakespeare's plays is correct?

1. AThe Folio appeared in the sixteenth century, the quartos in the seventeenth.
2. BQuartos appeared during his lifetime; the Folio was published posthumously.
3. CThe Folio appeared in his lifetime; the quartos posthumously.
4. DThe quartos cover 1594–99 and the Folio 1608–13.

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Correct answer: B. Quartos appeared during his lifetime; the Folio was published posthumously.

Explanation

About half the plays came out in quarto from 1594. Heminges and Condell's First Folio (1623, 36 plays) appeared seven years after his death.