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Which of the following is NOT a type of Shakespearean Drama?
History
Romance
Comedy
Tragedy
2
A set of dialogue whispered to another on stage or to the audience is called
Aloft
Dialogue
Aside
Monologue
3
A speech made on stage by an actor is called
Aside
Soliloquy
Monologue
Irony
4
Which of the following was NOT one of Shakespeare's kids?
Judith
Mary
Hamnet
Susannah
5
Shakespeare married
Mary Arden
Irene Adler
Anne Hathaway
Mary Shelley
6
Shakespeare, presumably, was born and died on the same date. What is it?
April 22nd
April 25th
April 23rd
April 26th
7
A speech made by an actor alone on stage is called
Soliloquy
Aside
Irony
Monologue
8
_____________ spread at least twice during the time of Shakespeare.
Rat Fever
Small Pox
Beheadings
Plague
9
What theater is associated with Shakespeare?
The Paper Mill
The Globe
The Glonto
The Rose
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What is Shakespeare's nickname?
Bard
Shakes
Big Willy
Shakespeare
11
Who played the female parts in Shakespeare's plays?
Boys
Women
Men
Teenage Boys
12
Which of the following did Shakespeare NOT study in school?
Language
Economics
Literature
Reading
13
What city was Shakespeare's hometown?
London
Stratford-upon-Avon
Avonia
Stratford
14
How many days usually passed between birth and baptism in the 16th century?
2
5
3
4
15
When the audience knows something a character doesn't, it is called
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Irony
16
Shakespeare's Era was the
Renaissance
Jacobian
Elizabethean
Industrial
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Which of the following is NOT true of most Shakespeare plays?
Has 5 Acts
Starts in the middle
Includes Love
Includes a Death
18
A character who is opposite in traits and personality from another is called
Foil
Antagonist
Comic Relief
Protagonist
19
Shakespeare was married at the age of
16
18
26
15
20
What type of literature is Shakespeare NOT known for writing?
Poems
Plays
Short Stories
Sonnets