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1
"Dig-You-Good-Den" means...
Good day
Had a great time with you last night
Good night
God Bless
2
Henry VIII created the Church of England because he wanted a divorce.
False
True
3
William grew up in what cultural class?
Middle Class
None of these
Upper Class
Lower Class
4
How many sonnets did he write?
100
154
132
144
5
If I call for a "roundel", what am I calling for?
A joke
A dance
A storyteller
A song
6
If you are "lily-livered", you are
none of these
happy as a flower
lacking courage
craving liver
7
William Shakespeare was the first, notable English playwright.
True
False
8
If I'm acting "peevish", I am very annoyed.
False
True
9
Which Ruler is noted for influencing all of the cultural change that developed during the Renaissance?
Henry VIII
Henry VII
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth 1
10
"dost" is the translation of "do".
False
True
11
There was a "Hell" and a "Heaven" in the Globe Theatre.
False
True
12
Henry VII forced a new aristocracy.
False
True
13
Julius Ceasar is pictured on the coins of Shakespeare's day.
False
True
14
What were the standing, low class people called in the theatre?
Groundlings
"Dregs" of Society
Peasants
Plauge passers
15
Sam Wanamaker created the "Shakespeare Globe Trust", which helped to fund recreate the Globe Theatre that stands today.
True
False
16
Actors would have to put up with...
Yelling/Loud audiences
All of these
Audience members fighting
Food being thrown at them
17
If I say, "Thou art changed." What is the translation?
They are changed
You are changed
He is changed
She is changed
18
William's mother was named...
Elizabeth
Mary
Anne
Katherine
19
William owned the Globe Theatre.
True
False
20
William's acting troupe was called "The Lord Chamberlains Men".
False
True
21
There are two translations of "will".
False
True
22
When William was in school he learned all of these except...
English
Mathematics
Greek & Roman History
Latin
23
What is a "younker"?
a pig
a child
a jerk
a young man
24
William Shakepeare was born in London, England.
False
True
25
If Shakespeare calls you "enseamed", you are all of these except...
gross
fat
tall
smelly
26
William had 3 children, 2 girls and a boy. His boy was named...
John
Henry
William
Hamnet
27
William dies at the age of 54.
False
True
28
If I'm acting "saucy", I want food!
False
True
29
The Tudor Period was between what years?
1558-1640
1485-1603
1558-1603
1564-1616
30
William became a playwright at 20.
True
False
31
William's wife was how many years older than him?
10
4
6
8
32
The term "hugger-mugger" refers to what?
Being secretive
Pirate theft
Conspiring
Being stealth (unseen)
33
Please choose all of the terms that came from Shakespeare...
Barn
Falsing
Aim
Forsooth
34
There are two translations of "where".
False
True
35
The original Globe Theatre had no roof.
False
True
36
You smell "rank", means you smell "outrageously bad".
False
True
37
"T'is" is the translation of "To this"
True
False
38
The original Globe Theatre burns down due to...
A cannon blast, as part of a play
Someone's pipe falling onto and lighting a part of the wooden stage
An outside "arson" torching it
A lightening strike
39
If I'm using the term "Thou", I'm saying...
You (the subject)
You (the object)
40
How many plays did William write?
40
30
35
36
41
Which theatre was built specifically for William and his Troupe.
The Thame's Playhouse
The Globe Theatre
London's Blackfriars theater
The Burbage's Theatre
42
During Shakepeare's time people had to dress according to their class.
True
False
43
Shakespeare's word for "serious" is "sad"
True
False
44
William attended the University of London.
True
False
45
Who wrote "The Faerie Queene"?
Jonathan Swift
Christopher Marlowe
Edmond Spenser
William Shakespeare
46
When I say "hense", I'm talking about "from this point forward".
True
False
47
A "shrift" is a confession.
True
False
48
Shakespeare was known for making up words and taking liberties with apostrophes.
True
False
49
Young girls and women were used to play the female roles in the performances.
False
True
50
5000 people fit in the original Globe Theatre!
False
True
