Structurally, Elizabethan sonnets are comprised of

three quatrains and one couplet

Pretty well 😎, Excellent! 🤓😎, Realize that I need to study hard 😓, Okay 😶

Lady Macbeth suggested that Macbeth might not make a competent king because he was

“too full of the milk of human kindness”

Which juxtaposed pairing best expresses Hamlet’s internal conflict?

“Suffer the slings and arrows” VS. “Take arms against”

Marc Antony managed to make his point about Brutus through

repetition, rhetorical devices, and sarcasm

The language in Shakespeare’s plays

could be appreciated by all intelligences

Marc Antony deftly persuaded the Roman civilians

to realize they were fickle and foolish to believe Brutus

Famous line from Hamlet?

“To be, or not to be, that is the question.”

whether he should avenge the death of his father

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Shakespeare Mini-Unit Test Review ELA8 SSMS

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1
Structurally, Elizabethan sonnets are comprised of
an octet and a sestet
three quatrains and one couplet
two quatrains and three couplets
a quatrain and five couplets
2
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, though a complex love story, is still a
Black flag tragedy
Yellow flag sonnet
White flag comedy
Red flag history
3
William Shakespeare lived
Ancient Roman Times
A century ago
In the fourteen century
Around the sixteenth century
4
Women’s roles were acted by
Girls pretending to be boys
No one; there were no female parts
Only the best actresses in London
Men and boys
5
Romeo betrayed that he was all EXCEPT
Insensitive
Passionate
Intelligent
Romantic
6
The witches prophesied that Macbeth would
remain insane as a Thane
become King
be poisoned by milk
be slain by his wife
7
Julius Caesar did all but
exude an enormous ego
thrice refuse the crown
show mercy for the poor
make his country proud and fortunate
8
Sonnets - a genre frequently expressing
complaints to the Queen Elizabeth
the most verbose of insults
one‘s love and admiration
the very shortest of plays
9
OUR term for an error in time with props and costumes
Animosity
Anachronism
Anaesthetic
Anarchy
10
Close to the stage, but could be crude
The chamber pots
The backstage crew
The groundlings
The Romans
11
Shakepeare did not get involved with
The theatre
Sword fighting
Having a wife
Attention to human behavior
12
I did
Pretty well 😎
Excellent! 🤓😎
Realize that I need to study hard 😓
Okay 😶
13
Dry gallery seating preferred by those who
wanted nosebleed seats
were sensitive to lighting
were wealthier
didn’t drink wine, beer, mead, or ale
14
Regardless of my great success in this review, I still need to study this evening.
True
False
15
Lady Macbeth suggested that Macbeth might not make a competent king because he was
“too ill to liveth long”
“too full of the milk of human kindness”
“too ambitious”
“too full of metaphysical prophesy”
16
Romeo; he
all of the above
was a Montague who was crossing the line
was nearly “blinded” by Juliet’s fair
lurking beneath Juliet’s balcony
17
Which juxtaposed pairing best expresses Hamlet’s internal conflict?
“Pangs of dis’prized love” VS. “The laws delay”
“Suffer the slings and arrows” VS. “Take arms against”
“The heart-ache” VS. “Thousand natural shocks”
“Must give us pause” VS. “There’s the respect”
18
Applause, in Elizabethan terms:
“Give me your hands”
“If you pardon”
‘Scape the serpent‘s tongue”
“Restore amends”
19
Juliet’s beauty was not described in Romeo’s soliloquy as
a cause for the moon’s jealousy
still and serene as a dove
as powerful as the sun
as bright and lovely as the stars
20
Marc Antony managed to make his point about Brutus through
repetition, servitude, and submission
repetition, admission, and slander
repetition, Kairos, and slander
repetition, rhetorical devices, and sarcasm
21
Shakespearean insults are all the following except
Shocking, though sometimes humorous
Witty, for sure
Complimentary
Endless in variety
22
The language in Shakespeare’s plays
could be appreciated by all intelligences
seemed like Greek to most Londoners
was serious at all times
was composed to confuse the audience
23
Understanding Early Modern English is accessible once you
all of the above
recognize universal human themes
take time to digest the vocabulary
read to the End Stops with expression and conviction
24
Which word does not befit Prince Hamlet?
Resolved
Principled
Conflicted
Contemplative
25
Plays were only performed during the day because
There was no electricity
The devil came out at night
Of the London rains
There was too much violence at night
26
Color flag for Hamlet tragedy?
red and black
black
red
white
27
Marc Antony deftly persuaded the Roman civilians
that his heart should be coffered in grave with Caesar
that Caesar was too ambitious
to realize they were fickle and foolish to believe Brutus
that the facts would never be known
28
For some, the theatre was considered
Too expensive
The only way to meet people
To be sinful
An unlikely venue for entertainment
29
Famous line from Hamlet?
“O that I were a glove upon that hand.”
“Think but this and all is mended.”
“To be, or not to be, that is the question.”
“Friends, Romans, ...lend me your ears”
30
A red flag flew over rim of the Globe for
Performance of a sonnet
Performance of a history
Performance of a pyro-fest
Performance of tragedy
31
Which is not true about Robin Goodfellow?
He is unskilled in his verse
He asks the audience for forgiveness
He’s aka Puck
He claims the events are nothing more than a dream
32
Hamlet contemplates
whether life is fair
whether he should journey afar from home
whether he should avenge the death of his father
awaiting Uncle Claudius’ return

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