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Shakespeare dedicated approximately 30 years to writing plays
True
False
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What is a recurring theme in Shakespeare’s tragedies?
Guilt
Technology
Travel
Friendship
3
Why is Shakespeare still important?
his plays inspire
He is an important person in British history
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What kind of humor is often found in Shakespeare’s plays?
ellipses and inversions
Wordplay and neologisms
metaphors
blank verse
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In what year did Shakespeare die?
1630
1515
1616
1530
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What are the three main categories of Shakespeare’s plays?
History, Fantasy, Romance
Tragedy, Comedy, History
Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Tragedy, Romance, Science Fiction
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How would Elizabethan audiences have found Shakespeare’s language?
Too modern
Witty
Too difficult
Boring
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How many plays, sonnets and long narrative poems did Shakespeare write?
154 plays, 2 sonnets, 37 poems
2 plays, 154 sonnets, 37 poems
37 plays, 154 sonnets, 2 poems
37 plays, 2 sonnets, 2 poems
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What is a “tragic flaw”?
A costume mistake
A fault or weakness in the protagonist’s character
A directing error
A side character
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What do Shakespeare’s historical plays mainly focus on?
Greek heroes
English monarchs
Scientists
Roman gods
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What are tragicomedies?
Plays that combine tragic and comic elements
Only sad plays
Only funny plays
Plays with singing
