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Shakespeare and Sonnets
Shakespeare and Sonnets
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Test your knowledge of the life and times of William Shakespeare plus Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130.
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1
Shakespeare moved to this city to become an actor and playwright
Canterbury
Salisbury
Stratford Upon Avon
London
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The poor people who stood in front were called
Poor players
Groundlings
Pit paupers
Servents
3
A time when art and literature flourished.
Middle ages
Medieval time period
Ancient greece
Renaissance
4
How many lines are there in a sonnet?
18
16
14
12
5
Theaters were not very elaborate. Plays depended on the --- to bring the story to life.
Special effects
Costumes
Actors
Scenery
6
What kind of beauty do both poems focus on?
Lips, eyes, hair
Inner
Spiritual
Physical
7
Shakespeare was born in this year
1564
1516
1616
1599
8
What does the line, "my mistress's eyes are nothing like the sun" mean?
Her eyes are ugly
Her eyes are dull
Her eyes twinkle brighter than the sun
Her eyes are just average
9
Shakespeare's wife
Anne of Green Gables
Anne Hathaway
Anne Boleyn
Anne Hutchinson
10
Shakespeare's acting company was called
The Globe
The Royal Players
The Groundlings
The King's Men
11
Shakespeare wrote his plays for
The upper class
The royalty
Everyone
The king and queen
12
2 lines in a sonnet that rhyme
Couplet
Quatrain
Octave
Sestet
13
During Shakespeare's plays, the audience sometimes
Threw items at each other
Joined the actors on stage
Refused to take their seats
Spoke back to the actors
14
The Petrarchan sonnet is also called
The most challenging sonnet
The Italian sonnet
Sonnet 159
The English sonnet
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One of Shakespeare's most complex characters is
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Romeo
Juliet
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6 lines grouped together in a sonnet
Quatrain
Sestet
Couplet
Octave
17
All the female parts were played by
Young boys
Married women
There were no women characters
Shakespeare himself
18
What is it called when the words don't rhyme perfectly, but they are close enough?
approximate rhyme
Rhyme scheme
Shakespeare rhyme
Dr. Seuss rhyme
19
Shakespeare writes about
Wealthy nobles
Human nature
Morality tales
Bible stories
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In sonnet 18, what does the speaker decide by the end of the poem?
His love is more beautiful than summer
Summer is more beautiful than his love
There are other women more beautiful than his love
He does decide to compare her to summer by the end
