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After viewing the dvd Shakespeare Tragedies by Standard Deviants
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1
Who wrote the Greek play Oedipus Rex?
Jocasta
Francis Bacon
Aristotle
Sophocles
2
Philosophical and cerebral, this Shakespeare work is the thinking person's tragedy
The Winter's Tale
Romeo and Juliet
Titus Andronicus
Hamlet
3
How many IAMBs does a line of perfect IAMBIC PENTAMETER contain?
Varies according to meter
Ten
One complete IAMB
Five
4
Which of the following describes the syllable structure of an IAMB
UNSTRESSED, STRESSED
UNSTRESSED, UNSTRESSED
STRESSED, STRESSED
STRESSED, UNSTRESSED
5
Shakespeare wrote all of the following except
Sonnets
Plays
Novels
Book length poems
6
How did Sir Francis Bacon die?
Killed in duel with Aaron Burr
Bladder burst after too much wine at royal function
Contracted bronchitis after stuffing a chicken with snow
Drank hemlock in punishment for corrupting youth of Athens
7
Which of the following is not a Shakespearean play?
Venus and Adonis
Cymbeline
Twelfth Night
The Taming of the Shrew
8
Who wrote the classic medieval narrative De Casibus Virorum Illustrium?
Francis Bacon
Boccaccio
Alexander the Great
Sophocles
9
How might we describe this line from Richard III, "A horse, a horse! my kingdom for a horse!"
As poetry
As iambic pentameter
All of the above
as verse
10
Which type of art that influenced Shakespeare presents universals through particulars?
Symbolic Art
Garfunkel Art
Baroque Art
Modern Art
11
Shakespeare was involved with the Globe Theater as:
An actor
A playwright
All of the above
A shareholder
12
The English Renaissance was:
the time when Shakespeare lived
all of the above
a time of immense creativity in culture and the arts
also known as the "elizabethan era"
13
In terms of Symbolic Art, which of the following is a universal?
Justice
Femme fatale
Protagonist
Villain
14
Where was Shakespeare born?
Hamm-on-wye
London-on-Thames
Stratford-on-Avon
Once-upon-a-Thames
15
Which of the following was NOT an attribute of the Elizabethan Stage?
Huge special effects
No intermission between acts
Performed in front of "groundlings"
No female actors
16
What was the name of the theatrical company of which Shakespeare was a member?
The King's Men
The Queen's Men
The Chessman
The Man's Men
17
This Shakespeare tragedy was popular during its day in spite of its gruesomeness and violence
Titus Andronicus
Antony & Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
All's Well That Ends Well
18
Which of the following is not a tragedy?
Oedipus Rex
The Tempest
The Spanish Tragedy
King Lear
19
Greek philosopher Aristotle described drama, including tragedy, as
An imitation of an action
A muse of fire
A terrible waste of time
A terrible beauty
20
Which of the following distinguishes Elizabethan drama from modern drama?
Lines recited from memory
A focus on words
More than one act per play
Used costumes
21
Which of the following is not a Shakespearean tragedy?
The Mirror for Magistrates
Antony and Cleopatra
Coriolanus
Timon of Athens
22
Which of the following Shakespeare tragedies focuses on two tragic figures, rather than one?
Hamlet
Othello
Titus Andronicus
Romeo and Juliet
23
Which of the following is not a Shakespearean tragic figure?
Macbeth
Pantalone
Hamlet
King Lear
24
Tragic figures
Recognize the consequences of their actions
All of the above
Are noble figures
Suffer a reversal of fortune
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Which of the following was an attribute of the Globe Theater?
Shaped like an "O"
All of the above
A three-story, open air construction
Extended stage with trapdoor
