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The life and times of The Bard!
The life and times of The Bard!
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Random facts on Shakespeare
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1
How many people fit into the Globe Theater?
500
3,000
850
1,000
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What happened to the Globe in 1613?
Nothing special
It was modernized
It was expanded
It burned down
3
Who owned the Globe Theater?
William Shakespeare
Queen Elizabeth
The Earl of South Hampton
KJ Jones
4
What is a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., in a literary work?
Motif
Foreshadowing
Emo
Theme
5
Which word did Shakespeare invent?
All of the above
dauntless
Assassination
swagger
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How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
200
117
154
14
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Why were theaters closed from 1593-1594
They kept burning down
The Black Plague
Shakespeare died
The Queen said so
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When a reader knows something that the characters in a story do not, it is called...
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Cosmic Irony
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How many words are rumored to be inShakespeare’s vocabulary?
10,000
8,000
1 million
29,000
10
Was Shakespeare famous during his life?
Yes
No
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What is a humorous play on words?
a pun
a silly
a joke
a bad joke
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Who is a person rumored to writtenShakespeare’s plays?
Peter Seller
Christopher Marlowe
Ben Torres
KJ Jones
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What is acentral message or insight into life revealed through a literary work?
Emo
Foreshadowing
Motif
Theme
14
What did Shakespeare leave to his wife, AnneHathaway, in his will?
His second best bed
Lots of money
A copy of all his plays
Nothing
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What is a reference to a well-known work of art,music, literature, or history?
Illusion
Reference
Allusion
Name Dropping
