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Shakespeare is Alive and Well!
Shakespeare is Alive and Well!
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1
How many plays are credited to the man known as William Shakespeare the glove maker's son?
27
47
50
37
2
Which of the following is NOT a play by Shakespeare?
Tamburlaine
Hamlet
Othello
Macbeth
3
Which of the following is NOT a category of play written by Shakespeare?
comedy
history
romance
tragedy
4
What color flag was flown if a comedy was being performed that day?
white
red
purple
black
5
The dates of Shakespeare's life are
1624-1676
1861-1913
1374-1426
1564-1616
6
The groundlings were
People who sat on the ground waiting 4 tickets to go on sale
People who paid a penny for a cushion
The people who cleaned the theater after a performance
People who paid a penny and stood throughout the entire play
7
In what part of the playhouse did one sit if one wanted to sit down?
The galleries
The yard
The heavens
The tiring house
8
What were the names of the two most famous actors in Shakespeare's time?
Ben Affleck & Matt Damon
Ned Alleyn & Richard Burbage
Bram Stoker & Charles Dickens
Neville Longbottom & Percy Weasley
9
Which of the following facts do we know for CERTAIN about Shakespeare?
The day he got married
His birthday
The total number of plays he wrote
He named the character of Hamlet after his son
10
In order to dazzle their audiences, playhouses used
sophisticated sound systems
special effects & lighting
elaborate costumes
beautiful sets
11
"To be or not to be: that is the question..." From what play is this soliloquy?
Othello
Hamlet
All's Well that Ends Well
A Mid-Summer's Night's Dream
12
Who would have played Juliet the 1st time Romeo & Juliet was performed?
An experienced actor
A beautiful, young actress
A boy whose voice had not yet changed
A woman of noble birth
13
Shakespeare did all of the following jobs BUT
playwright
cobbler
theater-owner
actor
14
Today, the Shakespeare play that is performed the most around the world IS
Julius Caesar
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Romeo & Juliet
Hamlet
15
Elizabethan actors had to be good at all BUT the following
fencing (sword fighting)
projecting their voices
writing speeches for awards ceremonies
learning lines very quickly
16
Which of the following best captures Gaze's main idea in "Shakespeare is Everywhere"?
Americans love Shakespeare.
Shakespeare invented a lot of words.
Shakespeare is still influential & important today.
Shakespeare introduced audiences to an anti-hero.
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Shakespeare wrote in what language?
Old English
Modern English
Italian
Middle English
18
How many words did Shakespeare "invent"?
2000-3000
20,000-30,000
100-200
500-1,000
19
Most of the characters in Shakespeare's plays die from...
bear attacks
poisoning
stabbing
hanging
20
Which of the following is NOT a phrase that 1st appeared in print in 1 of Shakespeare's plays?
"For better or worse"
"In a pickle"
"Dead as a doornail"
"Vanish into thin air"
21
People believe the man from Stratford did not write the plays & sonnets - why not?
Shakespeare never lived in London
Shakespeare didn't know how to spell his own name
Shakespeare never published any of his work
Shakespeare never attended university
22
In what country did Shakespeare spend his entire life?
Verona
London
Italy
England
23
Which of the following is the title of a play credited to Shakespeare?
Elizabeth I
Moby Dick
The Merchant of Venice
A Tale of Two Cities
24
Which of the following is NOT a reason we still read and watch Shakespeare's plays in 2019?
His works are challenging & force students to work harder
His characters are still relatable today
His stories & characters can be interpreted in endless ways
He contributed 1,000's of words & phrases 2 English language
25
Shakespeare was born and died in the same town. What was it called?
Stratford
Cornwall
London
Oxford
26
Theaters were disliked by the city fathers for all of the following reasons BUT ONE
men left their jobs to go to the plays
women allowed on the stage
fear of the plague
prime opportunities for thieves & prostitutes
27
In addition to plays, Shakespeare also wrote
books
poetry
screen plays
novels
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What were some other forms of entertainment in Elizabethan England?
circuses
opera
bear-baiting
dance recitals
