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1
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
41
38
29
32
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A playwright is a person who has
starred in a play
played a wright
directed a play
written a play
3
In a drama script, the directions in italics or brackets are called
conflicts
acts
stage directions
dialogue
4
Who did Shakespeare marry?
Anne Hathaway
Queen Elizabeth
Macbeth
5
The two kinds of drama are tragedy and
dramedy
comedy
sitcom
drama
6
When a character makes an "aside", there are no other characters on stage.
True
False
7
With the Renaissance came a new form of amusement. What was it?
Silent films
Theater
Concerts
Bargaining
8
What purpose does a Chorus serve in a play?
To add nice music in the background.
To act as a narrator.
To introduce the actors playing each character.
To provide sign language during the play.
9
Romeo and Juliet are "star-crossed lovers". This means they are
each other's first love.
doomed in love.
destined to be together forever.
In love.
10
How many children did William Shakespeare have?
13
3
7
0
11
Shakespeare is most well known for writing
five-act plays
seven-act plays
three-act plays
one-act plays
12
The group that Shakespeare originally traveled with is called
The Globists
The Lord Chamberlain's Men
The King's Men
The Lord's Men
13
What was the Globe?
a wooden theater
An educational tool with a world map on it
A ball
A potato
14
Where does the story of Romeo and Juliet take place?
England
Germany
France
Italy
15
Define feud.
a really terrible smell
Ongoing fight between families/communities.
A gang
A battle in a civil war
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Which is NOT a character type in a traditional Shakespeare tragedy?
foil
antagonist
tragic hero
parent
17
The ruler on the throne of England during the English Renaissance was
Victoria
Catherine
Elizabeth
Henry VIII
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A speech in which a character is alone on stage and revealing private thoughts is called a
soliloquy
dramatic
aside
monologue
