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How Well Do You Know Shakespeare?

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An introductory quiz to Shakespeare and Hamlet

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1
Iambic pentameter: an unstressed syllable followed by stressed syllable. The rhythm sounds like
A heartbeat
Breathing deeply
A drum march
An alarm clock
2
Where was Shakespeare born?
Liverpool
Stratford
Birmingham
London
3
Shakespeare had three children including a set of twins. What were their names?
Susanna, Hamnet and Judith
Hamlet, Ophelia, and Gertrude
Susie, Lucy, and Troy
Harry, Larry, and Mo
4
Why is Hamlet a classical tragedy?
Ends in death, hero is doomed, language is concrete
It's sad :(
There is no wedding
Language alludes to death constantly
5
What did Shakespeare leave in his will to Anne Hathaway?
"His second-best bed with the furniture"
"A clipping of his hair"
"The dog"
"His good pen"
6
How many plays did Shakespeare publish?
4
58
38
98
7
At the age of 18, who did Shakespeare marry?
Gertrude Stein
Agnes Jonson
Anne Hathaway
Ophelia Condell
8
What literary device is this?
Monologue
Speech
Aside
Soliloquy
9
Why do we still study Shakespeare's works?
Death never goes out of style
Happy endings never go out of style
His works still speak to the human condition
No one has written anything good since
10
Who was Shakespeare?
Novelist and Filmmaker
Poet, Playwright, and Actor!
Car Salesman
Queen Elizabeth's Personal Entertainer
11
Which one of Shakespeare's characters said, "To be or not to be-- that is the question!"
Romeo
Polonius
Hamlet
Kate
12
What is a soliloquy?
When a character speaks to himself/herself
A long speech
When a character speaks to another character
Language dealing with character's philosophy
13
What phase of the English language are Shakespeare's works written?
Early Modern English
Old English
Middle English
Post Modern English