verse which has 10 syllables a line.

Intro to Shakespeare Flashcards

1

What was the name of theatre Shakespeare is most commonly associated with?

Broadway
The Royal Theatre
The Globe
The Queen's Theatre

2

Blank verse is:

verse which does not rhyme.
verse which rhymes.
verse which has 10 syllables a line.
verse spoken by the lower classes.

3

Which four plays are Shakespeare's tragedies?

Hamlet, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, Othello
King Lear, The Tempest, King Richard III, Hamlet
Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Twelfth Night
Othello, Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear

4

What happened at the theatre in 1613?

There was a fire.
There was a robbery.
It flooded.
There was an outbreak of the plague.

5

Which is Shakespeare's longest play?

Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
A Midsummer Night's Dream

6

What term is used to describe the time in which Shakespeare lived?

Elizabethan
Victorian
Edwardian
Shakespearean

7

Believing in the Divine Right of Kings meant:

God would punish unjust kings.
women could not become queen.
the King was God.
the King was appointed by God.

8

What was unusual about the day that Shakespeare died?

He died on stage.
It was his wedding day.
It was Christmas Day.
It was his birthday.

9

Shakespearean comedies usually include:

Matchmaking
Dancing
Disguise
All of the above

10

Nicholas Hoult, Leonardo diCaprio and Orlando Bloom have all played which male character?

Macbeth
Hamlet
Romeo
King Richard

11

What types of texts did Shakespeare write?

Blank Verse
Plays
Sonnets
All of the above

12

In what year was Shakespeare born?

1594
1566
1603
1564

13

Shakespeare's religious context was strongly

Buddhist
Catholic
Christian
Protestant

14

The main element of a Shakespearean comedy is:

dancing.
humour.
a tragic hero.
a happy ending.

15

Shakespeare's son was named

Hamnet
Hamlet
William
Romeo

Intro to Shakespeare

Questions 15

Intro to Shakespeare

Questions 15