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Shakespeare Introductory Trivia
Shakespeare Introductory Trivia
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1
Shakespeare's acting troupe was named ____.
Men of the Crown
The Globetrotters
The Happy Actors Guild
The King's Men
2
"Out, damned spot."
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Julius Caesar
Macbeth
3
How many people attended London's theaters on a weekly basis during the Elizabethan Age?
3,000-4,000
25,000-35,000
5,000-7,000
10,000-20,000
4
Shakespeare wrote his plays in unrhymed ____.
trochaic hexameter
spondaic dimeter
trochaic tetrameter
iambic pentameter
5
In Shakespeare's day the theater was considered a place for the ____.
civilized and refined upper class
rowdy and vulgar commoners
kings and queens
foreigners and tourists
6
Which of the following was the LEAST common type of play Shakespeare wrote?
tragedies
comedies
histories
romances
7
The name of the theatre Shakespeare's company built in 1599 was The ____.
Sphere
Globe
Circle
World
8
Shakespeare favorite type of humorous wordplay to use in his plays was ____.
metaphors
alliteration
puns
euphemisms
9
What is the commonly used name for the time period when Shakespeare was writing most of his plays?
The Edwardian Period
The Elizabethan Age
The Victorian Era
Tutor England
10
In Shakespeare's day, female actors ____.
could only perform if they dressed like men
were not allowed at all
were an important part of most acting troupes
played only very minor roles
11
"To be, or not to be, that is the question."
Julius Caesar
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Macbeth
12
"Et tu, Brute?"
Hamlet
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
Julius Caesar
13
How many words did Shakespeare contribute to the English language?
Approximately 1,250
Over 1,700
Around 50
Roughly 350
14
Shakespeare was born in the English town of ____.
Newcastle on the Tyne
Stratford upon Avon
London
Liverpool
15
In Shakespearean language the word
"ere"
means:
after
around
before
to make a mistake
16
In Shakespeare's time, actors were considered to be ____.
great artists
prostitutes
vagabonds and beggars
celebrities