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1
Some women in Shakespeare's plays do what to overcome the restrictions of society?
become doctors
they do nothing
disguise themselves as boys
challenge men to a dual
2
How many humours were there?
8
2
6
4
3
Blank verse follows a pattern of ...?
rhyming verse
prose
rhyme
iambic pentameter
4
Comedies often end with?
tears
marriage
a party
death
5
Shakespeare's characters often refer to the stars/zodiac to remind the audience that...?
Queen Elizabeth is always watching you
stars and planets directly link to events on earth
they are cursed
characters and events are subject to the power of fate
6
Who was a big believer in the supernatural?
The CW
Shakespeare
Queen Elizabeth I
King James I
7
The original Globe Theatre was destroyed in 1613 due to...?
sabotage
a lit cigarette
a spark from a cannon
a gas leak
8
Which of the following fluids was not a humour?
black bile
sweat
yellow bile
phlegm
9
Which religious group considered popular entertainment a sin?
Scientologists
The Puritans
Catholics
Protestants
10
Which of the following does Shakespeare use to make his audience laugh?
mistaken identity
all of the above
disguises
slapstick and innuendo
11
Which of the following is not a stage position?
downstage
stage across
centre stage
upstage left
12
In a Shakespearean play, language was key in creating...?
props, sound and lighting
mood, tension and setting
status, vocabulary and prose
place, atmosphere and character
13
What do tragicomedies place at the centre of their action?
Family conflict
War
Death
Masques
14
Who was above the Monarch in the chain of being?
God
The universe
God & Angels
Shakespeare
15
Many of Shakespeare's tragicomedies are referred to as...?
Histories
Tragedies
Comedies
Romances
16
What was the name of the hierarchy the Elizabethans believed in?
chain of divine right
chain of being
chaining tatum
chain of thrones
17
Shakespeare often used prose to express...?
insanity
all of the above
scenes of everyday life
informal/blunt conversation
18
Which star sign was linked to the knees?
Aries
Gemini
Aquarius
Capricorn
19
One thing to look out for when analyzing the language of the plays is?
clues
character
the quality of the paper
poetic devices
20
A verse of iambic pentameter consists of...?
rhyme
2 lines of prose
5 unstressed and stressed syllables
a trochee
