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Shakespeare Background and R&J prologue
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1
Which of the following was not one of the types of plays written by Shakespeare?
Tragedies
Comedies
Realities
Histories
2
What is the theatre that Shakespeare is mostly closely associated with?
The World
The Rabbit
The Vault
The Globe
3
According to the prologue, how long will the play last when acted out?
Two weeks
Two Hours
One day
One Hour
4
Which type of a play is "Romeo and Juliet"?
Comedy
History
Romance
Tragedy
5
An introductory speech, often in verse, callingattention to the theme of a play is called a/an
Introduction
Prologue
Preview
Program
6
According to the prologue, what type of "lovers take their life"?
Destined
Crazy
Star-Crossed
Young
7
What is the name of Shakespeare's wife?
Anne Boleyn
Anne Heche
Anne Hathaway
Anne Frank
8
A chorus is...
The narrator of a play
A group who sings in the background of a play
The main character in a play
A ban
9
William Shakespeare was known as the greatest______________ who ever lived.
Actor
Writer
Poet
Person
10
One unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable is known by the prefix:
meter-
iamb-
penta-
tetra-
11
What was the big controversy againstShakespeare?
He was an old grouch
He didn't know how to read
He didn't write his plays
He was an adulterer
12
This theme means an inevitable course of events or something that you can’tcontrol:
Intro/Conclusion
Love/Lust
Karma
Fate/Destiny
13
What disease was responsible for the closing of the Globe during Shakespeare's time?
The Red Death
The Plague
The Prologue
The Spanish Flu
14
According to the prologue, who is responsible for the ancient feud?
Two dogs
Two young people in love
Two families
Two friends
15
To show or indicate beforehand describes which of the following:
Preview
Hypothesis
Foreshadowing
Allusion
16
According to the prologue, what is the only thing that ends the feud between families?
Nothing
The deaths of their children
They all die
They are arrested
17
The prefix for the number five is:
tetra-
deca-
octa-
penta-
18
Five sets of unstressed and stressed syllables that donot rhyme are called:
Unrhymed Iambic Pentameter
Rhymed iambic pentameter
Unrhymed didactic pentameter
Unrhymed iambic tetrameter
19
According to the prologue, where does the play take place?
Venice
Paris
London
Verona
20
Shakespeare was believed to be a translator of which book of the Bible?
Genesis
Exodus
Psalms
Proverbs