A play that ends with the death of the hero

What do Shakespeare's history plays have in common?

They're almost always about kings, queens, or nobles

What is the Elizabethan era?

the golden age in English history

What is the English Renaissance?

A cultural and artistic movement in England

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1
Shakespeare's place of birth
Oxford
Stratford-Upon-Avon
London
Hampshire
2
What is a tragedy?
A religion
A poem about sadness
A drama
A play that ends with the death of the hero
3
Which one is NOT a character of Othello ?
Cassio
Iago
Romeo
Desdemona
4
Othello was the Moor of Venice. What is a moor?
A governor
A servant
A general of the army
A muslim or Arab
5
Where does the story take place?
In Verona
In London
In a forest
In Venice
6
What supernatural creature can be found in many of Shakespeare's plays?
vampires
ghosts
dragons
werewolves
7
What do Shakespeare's history plays have in common?
They present realistic pictures of what life was like
They're extremely long
They're not tragedies, so the characters never die
They're almost always about kings, queens, or nobles
8
Which one is NOT a tragedy?
Othello
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
Midsummer Night's Dream
9
What is Othello?
A comedy
A sonnet
A historical play
A tragedy
10
What's the name of his theatre in London?
The Globe
London Theatre
Shakespeare's Theatre
The Universe
11
What century does the Elizabethan era correspond to?
17th century
16th century
18th century
15th century
12
What is Hamlet?
A comedy
A tragedy
A sonnet
A historical play
13
Who is Hamlet?
The Prince of Verona
The Prince of Denmark
A ghost
A fairy
14
Shakespeare wrote more than 100 sonnets. Which term best describes his output?
Sparse
Prolific
Optimistic
Friendly
15
What's the main theme of Hamlet?
Jealousy
Love
Ambition
Revenge
16
Which one is NOT a play written by Shakespeare?
King Lear
Hamlet
Othello
Queen Elisabeth
17
Name of her spouse
Juliet Capulet
Elizabeth Bennet
Jane Austen
Anne Hathaway
18
What was his job?
Lord
Playwright
Dramaturge
Painter
19
What's the easiest way to tell if a poem is a sonnet?
Figure out if it's written in Latin
See if it contains rhyming couplets
See if it's about love and romance
Count the number of lines
20
"Twelfth Night" is a comedy. Knowing this, what can you infer about the ending of the play?
It's very funny
It probably includes a wedding
One of the characters dies
It contains several sonnets
21
What is comedy?
A technique
A genre
A media
A discussion
22
What is the Elizabethan era?
the war between England and France in 1600
the 18th century in England
the Italian Renaissance
the golden age in English history
23
What is the English Renaissance?
The birth of Shakespeare
The first half of the 19th century
A rebirth of Protestantism in England
A cultural and artistic movement in England
24
Shakespeare's date of birth and date of death
1567-1650
1789-1813
1597-1623
1564-1616
25
Who was Iago in Othello?
the vilain
the lover
the father
the loyal captain

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