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Shakespeare Life and Times
Shakespeare Life and Times
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Used as a listening quiz with prior notetaking
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1
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
37
50
73
154
2
Which of the following is not one of the types of Shakespeare's 37 plays?
Mystery
Comedy
Tragedy
History
3
William Shakespeare was born in...
Stratford-Upon-Avon, England
Dublin, Ireland
London, England
Verona, Italy
4
Shakespeare died on his birthday in 1616 at the age of 52. When is his birthday?
July 3
April 18
March 8
April 23
5
The group of actors Shakespeare belonged to was called:
The Lord Chamberlain's Men
Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
The Globe Theatre Underground
All the King's Men
6
Elizabethan clothing included all of the following except:
Elaborate hats worn by children
One set used all yearlong, rarely washed
Bell-shaped skirts/dresses
Clothes handed down from rich to poor
7
Which of the following is not an element of Tragedy?
Tragic Hero
Happy Ending
Reversal of Fortune
Tragic Flaw
8
What was the poor (lower-class) audience called who threw rotten food at bad performances?
Wingdings
Crew
Minions
Groundlings
9
Which of the following is not an element of the Comedies?
Mistaken Identities
Political Propoganda
Tricksters
Romance
10
Shakespeare married ___________________, who was 8 years older than him.
Anne Hathaway
Juliet Capulet
Queen Elizabeth
Susanna Shakespeare
11
Which of the following is not an element of the Histories?
Based on historical figures
Political propaganda
Tricksters
Commissioned by Queen Elizabeth
12
Which of the following was not part of the living conditions at the time?
Bathing was unsafe
Thames River heavily polluted
Ebola
Bubonic Plague
13
Shakespeare's plays were performed at which famous venue built in 1599?
London Theatre
The Globe Theatre
The Epidaurus Theatre
London Opera House
14
Romeo and Juliet
is what type of Shakespearean play?
Romance
Comedy
Tragedy
History
15
Shakespeare's plays were written in the Elizabethan Era of the Renaissance, which is named for:
Queen Elizabeth I
Elizabeth Banks
Queen Elizabeth VIII
Elizabeth Capulet