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General History about Shakespeare and Shakespearean words vocabulary quiz
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Approximately how many words did Shakespeare add to the English language?
1,700
250
500
20,000
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"Morrow" as in "Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night til it be morrow"
Yesterday
Tomorrow
Morning
Night
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I never wished to be the burden bearer, but souls need saving.
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Our cake’s dough on both sides
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5
What is the name of this weapon?
dagger
falchion
poniard
scimitar
6
"Swag" Shakespeare or a rapper?
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7
"Hast" as in "Oh, hast thou heard?"
Without
You
Has
Have
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What is the time period during which Shakespeare was writing?
Enlightenment Era
Medieval Era
Industrial Era
Elizabethan Era
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Romeo and Juliet is an example of which of the following?
Sonnet
Tragedy
History
Comedy
10
Who is Shakespeare's wife?
Queen Elizabeth
Anne Hathaway
Juliet Capulet
Mary Scott
11
Thou as in "Oh, hast thou heard?"
You
Through
The
They
12
"Anon" as in "Mine eyes smell onions, I shall weep anon"
always
soon
never
today
13
"Prithee" as in "Ay; prithee, sing."
Don't
Proper
Party
Please
14
"Wherefore" as in "Wherefore art thou Romeo?!"
Who
Why
What
When
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"Thither" as in "I shalt not go thither."
Here
Away
Where
There
16
Sleep is the cousin of death.
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What major controversy surrounds Shakespeare?
Many of his major works were stolen after his death.
People think he was murdered by an actor.
He was having an affair with the queen.
People think he did not actually write his plays.
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Which of the following did Shakespeare NOT write?
Poems
Novels
Comedies
Tragedies
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"ere" as in "She will die ere she tells us"
after
ever
before
even
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Be a king? Think not! Why be a king, when you can be a god?
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21
Socrates, philosophies, and hypotheses can’t define me.
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22
"e'er" as in "I'll die, if e'er thou leaves me."
after
even
ever
before
23
Men would rather use their broken weapons than their bare hands.
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24
That’s an ill phrase.
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25
Time flies, dreams die, people lose faith.
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26
The most benevolent king communicates through your dreams.
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27
"Hath" as in "confusion now hath made his masterpiece."
never
has
will
have
28
Holla, holla!
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29
Maybe it’s hatred I spew, maybe it’s food for the spirit.
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30
I’ll teach you how to flow.
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31
"Yonder" as in "But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks?"
Over here
your
yellow
Over there
32
Which of the following is true about Elizabethan theater?
Friday nights were the most popular times for shows.
Only males were allowed to perform.
Visiting the theater was very expensive.
Plays had elaborate sets
33
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
104
54
1054
154
34
What’s here? The portrait of a blinking idiot…
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35
What is the name of the theatre where Shakespeare's plays were performed?
The Carmike Theater
Old Vic
Stanford-Upon-Avon
The Globe Theater
36
I was not born under a rhyming planet.
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37
What is Shakespeare's first name?
Walter
William
Theodore
Bernard
38
"Zounds!" as in "Zounds, a dog, a rat, a mouse, a cat to scratch a man to death!"
Loud noises
Sounds
Bear
Goddamnit
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"Thee" as in "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways" (Browning)
he
him
me
you
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"Whence" as in "From whence came you, sir?"
There
Where
When
How
