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7th grade Shakespeare introduction
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How can you generally classify Shakespeare's plays?
Comedies, tragedies, and histories
Mysteries and poetry
Comedies, sonnets and tragedies
Comedies and tragedies
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What is one characteristic of a theater during Shakespeare's time?
Theatres were made from rocks
Theaters were only built in palaces
Theatres were open arenas
Theaters were rich with elaborate scenery
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How many children did Shakespeare and his wife, Anne, have?
2 (twin girls)
3 (twins and another child)
3 (all boys)
4 (2 boys and 2 girls)
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When was Shakespeare born?
On April 23, 1564
On April 23, 1654
On May 23, 1564
On April 24, 1564
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A Shakespearean sonnet
has 16 lines with an ABAB rhyme scheme
has 12 lines and is always about nature
has 14 lines and a couplet rhyme scheme
has 14 lines and a strict rhyme scheme
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What is true about the Globe theater?
Shakespeare owned a share of the theater
It was originally built in the heart of London
The Globe was first called The Swan
Shakespeare never acted at The Globe during his lifetime
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Shakespeare's death date is significant because
he died on his birthday
he died when he was 100 years old
he died at The Globe theater
he died one day before his wife
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Who was the queen that, loving theater, helped it become popular?
Queen Victoria I
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Mary I
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What type of education did Shakespeare receive?
He attended a well-known college in Paris
He attended a grammar school in London
He did not attend school for a formal education
He attended a grammar school in Stratford-upon-Avon
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Why were costumes important in Shakespeare's plays?
They were hand sewn by the queen
They coupled with language to show the status of a character
They were given to the audience at the end of the play
They were only worn by an actor once
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Shakespeare wrote
15 plays and 15 sonnets
about 25 plays and 200 sonnets
36 plays and 154 sonnets
52 plays and approximately 100 sonnets
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Queen Elizabeth I was known as
the wife of King James I
an uneducated leader
a weak, feeble woman
a strong monarch
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Shakespeare's language
followed traditional spelling rules
added over 2,000 words to the English language
was a combination of Spanish and French
was repetitive
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What is The First Folio?
the name of Shakespeare's estate
the first acting company Shakespeare wrote for
a collection of Shakespeare's plays
one of Shakespeare's comedy plays
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What was the name of the acting company that Shakespeare initially wrote plays for?
Admiral's Men
Lady Chamberlain's Men
My Fair Lady's Men
Lord Chamberlain's Men
