Much Ado About Nothing

Question 1

If you were part of the Elizabethan nobility, you were allowed to choose who you married.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Shakespeare created the phrase..."A piece of cake".

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False

Question 3

Who says, ‘I rather be a canker in a hedge than a rose in his grace’?

Accepted Answer

Don John

Question 4

Who are Beatrice and Hero in Much Ado About Nothing?

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Leonardo's niece and daughter

Question 5

In which period of English history was Shakespeare alive?

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Elizabethan

Question 6

When Shakespeare died, he...

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Only left his wife a bed in his will

Question 7

Who says, ‘You always end with a jade’s trick. I know you of old.’

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Beatrice

Question 8

Much Ado About Nothing is set in Greece.

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False

Question 9

In Shakespeare's times theatres were not popular because people preferred to stay at home.

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False

Question 10

Shakespeare created the phrase... "The best of both worlds".

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False

Question 11

Did Shakespeare invent new words?

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Yes

Question 12

Which of these is a song featured in Much Ado About Nothing?

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Sigh No More

Question 13

Who was Queen during the Elizabethan era?

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Elizabeth I

Question 14

What do you call a poor person in the Elizabethan times?

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Vagabond, Pauper

Question 15

What type of play is Much Ado About Nothing?

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Romance

Question 16

Shakespeare created the phrase... "Catch a cold".

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True

Question 17

What did people mostly drink during the Elizabethan era?

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wine, beer

Question 18

"I do love nothing in the world so well as you." Who said this and what does it mean?

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Benedick: "There is nothing in the world that I love as much as you."

Question 19

Who was allowed to act in plays during Elizabethan times?

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Men and boys only (no females)

Question 20

Many of Shakespeare's plays were performed here_______

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The Globe Theatre

Question 21

What is the final line of Much Ado About Nothing?

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Strike up, pipers!

Question 22

Why were women treated 'inferior' to men in the Elizabethan Era?

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women were blamed for Eve taking the fruit in the Garden of Eden

Question 23

‘Much Ado About Nothing’ is a:

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Comedy

Question 24

What does Claudio have to do to earn forgiveness from Leonato?

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Marry Hero’s ‘cousin’

Question 25

At the end of the play, a happy Benedick tells Don Pedro to

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Get thee a wife

Question 26

Shakespeare created the phrase..."One fell swoop".

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True

Question 27

What was the life expectancy in the Elizabethan Era?

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42

Question 28

When did Shakespeare die?

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April 25 1616

Question 29

What year was "Much Ado About Nothing" published?

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1600

Question 30

Who is Head of the Watch (police force) in the play?

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Dogberry

Question 31

In the play, who sings and plays the music?

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Balthasar

Question 32

In ‘Much Ado About Nothing’, does Benedick marry Claudio?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 33

Which character is played by Keanu Reeves in the film, Much Ado About Nothing?

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Don John

Question 34

Who said, ‘I rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me’.

Accepted Answer

Beatrice

Question 35

Shakespeare created the phrase..."Love is blind."

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True

Question 36

Who are Borachio and Conrade?

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Don John’s followers

Question 37

Which of these plays is written by Shakespeare?

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Hamlet, Twelfth Night

Question 38

The Elizabethan term "doth" means?

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Does

Question 39

Shakespeare created the phrase..."Break the ice".

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True

Question 40

Who says, ‘I would my horse had the speed of your tongue’?

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Benedick

Question 41

Who says, ‘O, that I were a man for his sake!’

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Beatrice

Question 42

How many times did Queen Elizabeth the First get married?

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0 times

Question 43

Did an Elizabethan bride wear a white gown on her wedding day?

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No, she would wear whatever was best from her wardrobe

Question 44

Why is Leonato the figurehead of power in Much Ado About Nothing?

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He is governor of Messina. Don Pedro is a visiting prince.

Question 45

Who is Borachio’s girlfriend?

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Margaret

Question 46

Shakespeare created the phrase..."Chip on your shoulder".

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False

Question 47

Which character is described as ’a rotten orange’?

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Hero

Question 48

In the play, What do the characters do to pass the time till Claudio and Hero’s wedding?

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They want to make Beatrice and Benedick fall in love

Question 49

Hero is Leonato’s niece.

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False

Question 50

Which character is NOT in Much Ado About Nothing?

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Adagio

Question 51

Who is called ‘an ass’?

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Dogberry

Question 52

Who says, ‘But it is certain I am loved of all ladies, only you excepted’.

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Benedick

Question 53

What did clothing in Elizabethan times indicate?

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Your wealth and social status

Question 54

Shakespeare attended university.

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False

Question 55

Much Ado About Nothing was written by...?

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William Shakespeare

Question 56

What is the name of the weapon beside men during the Elizabethan Era?

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Rapier

Question 57

Shakespeare created the phrase... "Call it a day!"

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False

Question 58

When was Shakespeare born?

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1564

Question 59

Was Shakespeare an actor as well as a poet?

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Yes

Question 60

Shakespeare created the phrase..."For goodness' sake".

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True

Question 61

Where was Shakespeare born?

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Stratford upon Avon

Question 62

In the Elizabethan Era, marrying for love was considered

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foolish

Question 63

What is Much Ado About Nothing about?

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Two romantic pairings in the town of Messina and their story

Question 64

In Much Ado About Nothing, Do Claudio and Hero get married?

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True

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