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Elizabethan Age and Shakespeare in a Nutshell
Elizabethan Age and Shakespeare in a Nutshell
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1
Who was on top of the "great chain of being"?
Cows
God
Man
Priests
2
A shakespearean Sonnet usually contains 16 lines
True
False
3
"Thou art" can be translated to...
Your art
You're art
You are
Though arms
4
Which topic is usually NOT addressed in Shakespeares Plays/Sonnets?
Mortality and diseases
Jealousy
Love and tragedy
Development and technology
5
Macrocosm means "the whole universe"
True
False
6
When was Shakespeare born?
1676
1755
1667
1564
7
Shakespeare often used the "Iambic Pentermeter"
False
True
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Find the mistake: In the elizabethan age....
Man had to provide for the family
Children had to respect their parents
Women had to be obedient
Even toddlers had to pray every night
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What does the word "hither" mean
To hit someone
Beyond
Here
Her
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Microcosm means...
Human society
Little plants and mushrooms
Heavenly creatures
The whole universe
11
Shakespeares Sonnets can be parted in
3 quatrains, 1 coupled
4 triplets, 1 couplet
2 quatrains, 3 couplets
No strickt form
12
What was the nickname of Elizabeth I?
King Slayer
Virgin Queen
Heavenly Queen
Mother England
13
An "alternating rhyme" is also known as an "embracing rhyme"
True
False
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"Dost" can be translated to Dust(Staub)
False
True
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"Ye" can be translated to "you (pl.)"
True
False
16
Where does the famous play "Romeo and Juliet" take place?
Florence (Italy)
Canterbury (England)
Edinburgh (Scotland)
Verona (Italy)
