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With a population of only 3 million, Shakespeare's England was mostly
Rural
Urban
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A dossier is
a group of documents detailing a person, event, or subject
a timeline of events
Shakespeare's first play
3
All but ONE of these is a type of context clue
Synonym/Antonym
Definition
Deduction
Restatement/Explanation
4
One of these is NOT one of Shakespeare's plays
Hamlet
Macbeth
Faerie Queen
Romeo and Juliet
5
A complex character...
Undergoes a major inner change throughout the story
Does not undergo a change throughout the story
Displays multiple character traits
Displays only one character trait
6
In what month is Shakespeare said to be born?
April
May
March
February
7
Who was Shakespeare's first wife?
Annabell Lee
Anne Hathaway
Anne Frank
Anne Boyleyn
8
Which of the following was NOT a book or author Shakespeare would have read
The Bible
The Koran
Chaucer
Virgil
9
Henry VIII changed the religion because
The Catholic church wouldn't allow divorce
Someone paid him to
He grew up Protestant
The Catholic church wouldn't marry him to a prostitute
10
Shakespeare's first name is
Christopher
Bill
Anthony
William
11
What two cultures were moving into London to consider it a 'Melting Pot'?
Italian and Jewish
Jewish and African
Spanish and Italian
African and Spanish
12
Henry VIII changed the religion of England from Catholicism to
Protestant
Lutheran
Baptist
Anglican
13
The time period in which he lived is referred to as
Shakesperean Era
Elizabethan Era
The Dossier
English Renaissance
14
What is a 'brogger'?
Someone who lives in bogs
Someone who trades animal furs illegally
Frogger's Dad
Someone who trades wool illegally
15
This was a form of public execution
Hanging
Firing Squad
Quartering
Burning
16
Everyone involved in the production of a play is considered in the ________
Gang
Company
Club
Business
17
Shakespeare was born in this city.
Warwickshire
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stanford-upon-avon
London
18
Shakespeare was taught how to be a gentlemen in school.
False
True
19
Shakespeare was born in the
1600's
1500's
1700's
1400's
20
John Fribbling was a real man.
True
False
21
Shakespeare graduated from high school
False
True
22
Who was Elizabeth I's father?
Richard IV
Henry VIII
Henry V
Richard III
23
Aside from execution, what was a popular form of entertainment during this time?
Bull riding
Dog fighting
Turtle races
Bear-baiting
24
A flat character.....
Experiences an important inner change in a story
Displays only one character trait.
Does not change throughout a story
Displays multiple character traits.
25
Henry the VIII did what to his wives
Hid them in a dungeon
Had them sent to another land
Had them executed
26
John Fribbling's reports told what about Shakespeare?
He never really wrote anything at all
The terror he was on stage
His secret love affairs
His life during a time when no records are found
27
Why did Henry VIII hate his daughter Elizabeth I?
She was Ugly
Because she acted like a boy
Because of her female genitalia
She tried killing him
28
Mary I was also referred to as
Mary Kate
Bloody Mary
Mary Poppins
Mary, Mary, quite contrary
29
Shakespeare was only interested in women.
True
False
30
There were these classes in England during Shakespeare's life
Extremely Rich & Extremely Poor
Extremely Rich, Middle Class, Extremely Poor
Rich, Upper Middle, Lower Middle, and Lower Class
31
This was the place Shakespeare's company would stay during the winter.
Blackfriars
Yorkshire
Warwickshire
Wicklow
32
They know it was in this month because
it said so on his birth certificate.
he was baptized on April 26.
he told everyone that was his birthday
There's a picture of him & his family at an April festival
33
In Shakespeare's day, common folk learned through
telling stories
watching the news
reading books
listening to the radio
