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When did Shakespeare live (about)?
In the 18th and 19th century.
In the 16th and 17th century.
In the 17th and 18th century.
In the 13th and 14th century.
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What are the different parts of the Shakespearean sonnet called?
quadruple and couple
Romeo and Juliet
quatrain and couplet
quad and coupe
3
What is special about Elizabethan theatre?
It had a lot of "special effects"?
Moss of the audience was standing.
Theatres competed with pubs, bear bating and church.
Men played women parts
4
What is the time period called Shakespeare lived in?
Renaissance
Shakespeare Time
Early Modern Period or Elizabethan Time
Storm and Stress
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What is a good argument for Shakespeare being taught in school?
It's important to know about the most famous poet of all time.
Everybody should know about the time between 1500 and 1600.
His language is easy to learn.
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Which of these is not part of the four humors that were to believed to be in the blood of the people?
Phlegm
Choler
Calm
Melancholie
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How many lines does a Shakespearean sonnet have?
12
16
14
10
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What is the chain of being?
It is Shakespeare's favorite necklace.
It's the idea that everything has a clear order in God's creation.
It's the canon of Shakespeare's plays chronologically.
It's a chain on the E. court that separated the noblemen from the commons.
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In his dramas the protagonists often had a tragic flaw - a mistake that brought them down. What was Romeo's tragic flaw?
arrogance
vanity
ambition
falling in love
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What is the rhyme scheme Shakespeare favors?
iambic pentameter
trochee
dactyl
triceratops
11
Shakespeare is responsible for many sayings. One is "Life's but a walking shadow." - what does it mean?
Your time on earth is not endless.
Life mostly takes place at night.
Life is more in the shade than in the light.
Life isn't worth anything.
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What was Shakespeare's father's profession?
teacher
courtier at the court of Queen Elizabeth
butcher
glove maker
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Where did Shakespeare get his inspiration from?
Queen Elizabeth
the classical authors like Homer or Cicero
school
The New World
