What is iambic pentameter?

The rhythmic pattern Shakespeare used

Which of the following is a line from one of Shakespeare's famous sonnets?

How shall I compare thee to a summer's day

What is ANOTHER way Shakespeare's theatre was different from ours?

The audience ate and talked to the actors.

What is ONE way Shakespeare's theatre was different from ours?

The productions we performed in the open air.

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1
Shakespeare wrote during which time period?
Elizabethan
Victorian
Jacobean
Edwardian
2
What is iambic pentameter?
The five act structure Shakespeare used
The name used to describe the top five actors
The rhythmic pattern Shakespeare used
The rhyming pattern Shakespeare used
3
Which of the following is a line from one of Shakespeare's famous sonnets?
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
How shall I compare thee to a summer's day
Once upon a midnight dreary
Double, double toil and trouble
4
What is ANOTHER way Shakespeare's theatre was different from ours?
The audience was given scripts.
The audience participated in the play.
The audience was hidden behind a screen
The audience ate and talked to the actors.
5
Which of the following is NOT one of Shakespeare's famous plays?
Macbeth
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hamlet
The Crucible
6
What was the name of his theatre?
The Bucket
The Rose
The Swan
The Globe
7
Who were the actors?
Puppets
Men only
Men and women combined
Women only
8
What was Shakespeare's nickname?
The Demon of Fleet Street
The King
The Nose
The Bard
9
During his lifetime, Shakespeare's works were...
A toss up
Loved by everyone
Unknown by most
Hated by everyone
10
Why did Shakespeare write in iambic pentameter?
It sounded like they used to talk
It was the language of the wealthy
It sounded like a heartbeat
It was required by law
11
The theaters were sometimes closed because of...
Famine
Plague
Weddings
Floods
12
Shakespeare was born in...
Stratford upon Avon
Strandeen
Westminister
London
13
What is ONE way Shakespeare's theatre was different from ours?
The productions were only seen by the rich.
The productions were free.
The productions were performed in churches.
The productions we performed in the open air.
14
What is a sonnet?
A 14-line poem
A short children's play
A long song for the dead
A comedy routine
15
Which of following is NOT a type or style of play written by Shakespeare?
Musical
Comedy
History
Tragedy

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