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1
How are audiences likely feel when watching a Shakespearean Comedy?
Usually happy but not necessarily laughing
Feeling sad and crying
Angry and disappointed
Laughing hysterically
2
Which theme is found in nearly every Shakespearean comedy?
Revenge
Mortality
Ambition
Love
3
Which of the following are examples of Shakespeare's comedies?
Romeo and Juliet
King Lear
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Anthony and Cleopatra
4
What type of humour is common in Shakespeare's comedy plays?
Wordplay with puns and metaphors
Spoofs of popular TV shows and memes
Strange and exaggerated insults
Slapstick with people falling over
5
Where do Shakespeare's comedies usually take place?
In a city market, palace or square
In a comedy club or nightclub
In a church or cathedral
In the countryside and the woods
6
Which of these is not a genres of plays used by William Shakespeare?
Horror
Comedy
Tragedy
History
7
Which of the following are you likely to see in a Shakespearean comedy?
An ambitious, vain and anxious leader
A woman dressed in disguise as a man
A supernatural figure like a ghost or a witch
A brave king from English history
8
How is a Shakespearean comedy likely to end?
With a marriage
With everyone dying
With the villain being defeated
With a hint about the upcoming sequel
9
When does the climax usually come in a Shakespearean comedy?
Act 1
Act 3
Act 4
Act 2
10
What do we expect comedies to do to audiences today?
Makle them laugh
Make them cry
Make them scared
Make them smile