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The World of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
The World of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
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1
Which of the following is the correct structure for a TEEL paragraph?
Topic sentence, exploration, example, linking sentence.
Topic sentence, explanation, example, ending sentence
Topic sentence, explanation, explanation, linking sentence
Topic sentence, explanation, example, linking sentence.
2
Which character did Paul Rudd play in
Romeo + Juliet
?
Paris
Benvolio
Balthasar
Mercutio
3
Which of the following is a play by William Shakespeare?
Hedda Gabler
The Beggar's Opera
Othello
Tamburlaine
4
Which of the following means: a play on meaning of the same or similar words?
Metaphor
Pun
Simile
Assonance
5
Which of the following if not a genre of Shakespearean play?
History
Romance
Tragedy
Comedy
6
What language was William Shakespeare taught at school?
Latin
Middle English
Modern English
Old English
7
What is William Shakespeare's date of birth?
23 April 1563
23 April 1564
22 April 1564
22 April 1563
8
Which
Romeo and Juliet
actor went on to star in the television show
Homeland
?
Christina Pickles
Miriam Margolyes
Diane Venora
Claire Danes
9
Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?
Dog
Hum
Ear
Sweet
10
How do you spell your English teacher's name?
Ms Sme
Ms Smee
Miss Smee
Mrs Smee
11
Which of the following did
Romeo + Juliet
retain from the original
Romeo and Juliet
?
Swords are replaced with guns.
All of the characters names.
Original Shakespearean dialogue.
The families are warring mafia empires.
12
What did the audience do if they did not like the play?
Walked Out
Wrote Bad Reviews
Booed and Threw Things
Clapped and Cheered
13
How do you spell the name of the playwright that wrote
Romeo and Juliet
?
William Shaksper
Willm Shaksp
William Shakespeare
William Shakespear
14
Which of the following Shakespearean works is NOT a poem?
Romeo and Juliet
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
The Phoenix and the Turtle
15
In which year range is
Romeo and Juliet
believed to have been written?
1591-1595
1602-1612
1597-1602
1595-1597
16
What is the contemporary equivalent of 'thou would'st'?
I would.
They would.
We would.
You would.
17
How many words does the Oxford English Dictionary credit Shakespeare with inventing?
30
3000
30,000
300
18
What was the name of the actor that played Lord Capulet in
Romeo + Juliet
?
Leonardo DeCaprio
John Leguizamo
Jesse Bradford
Paul Sorvino
19
Queen Elizabeth I was known as the:
Catholic Queen
Non-Traditional Queen
Virgin Queen
Protestant Queen
20
Which of the following playwrights is known to have written at the same time as Shakespeare?
Plautus
Ben Jon
Christopher Marlowe
David Mamet
21
In Shakespeare's day, who attended the theatre?
Merchants
Everyone
Royalty
Nobility
22
Which of the following is NOT a theme from
Romeo and Juliet
?
Child-Parent Relationships
Fate
Love
War
23
Which of the following is NOT a convention of tragedy?
External pressure.
Love story that ends in death.
Fall of the nobleman.
Fatal flaw.
24
What does the common Shakespearean contraction 'i'' mean?
In
Is
I
It
25
What is the name of the first collection of published plays by William Shakespeare?
Fair Copy
Quarto
First Edition
First Folio
26
Which of the following films is not a re-interpretation of the story of
Romeo and Juliet
?
Warm Bodies
Gnomeo and Juliet
10 Things I Hate About You
West Side Story
27
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
What a noble mind.
Shine bright like a diamond.
If the king be good and true.
Cannot be ill, cannot be good.