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Shakespeare Review!
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1
What was the main religion in England during Shakespeare's lifetime?
No religion
Catholicism
Buddhism
Protestanism
2
Where were Shakespeare's plays performed?
The Royal Theatre
The Globe Theatre
The Red Curtain Theatre
The Crown Theatre
3
Women were not permitted to perform in Shakespeare's plays.
False
True
4
Ambition
is defined as:
A desire to not achieve goals
The art of making intricate paper airplanes
A rare form of underwater basket weaving
A strong desire to do or achieve something, requiring hard work
5
How would you define the
supernatural?
A type of energy that powers all modern technology
Forces that are beyond the laws of nature; cannot be explained by science
The unexplained ability of socks to disappear in the laundry
Boo! Scary ghosts!
6
What was Shakespeare's family like?
They were wealthy
He had no family
They were middle class
They were dirt poor
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When was the Elizabethan Era?
1850-1860
1999-2000
1558-1603
1600-1601
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Power
can be defined as:
The ability to change someone's mind without knowing
Control or influence over others or resources
The amount of sugar in your mornign coffee
The energy that fuels machines and make them work
9
True or False:
Shakespeare was born in 1564.
True
False
10
Shakespeare was exposed to plays via
Traveling players
The local library
His father
His best friend
11
What caused thousands of deaths during the Renaissance?
Small Pox
Mad cow disease
Covid 15
Black Plague
12
What is a
long uninterrupted speech given by one character alone on stage?
Tragedy
Poem
Soliloquy
Monologue
13
The setting of the play Macbeth is in Scotland
True
False
14
Fate
is defined as:
The notion that life's outcomes are determined by a higher power
The development of events beyond a person's control
The belief that events in life are influenced by the stars
A rare constellation that appears once every 1,000 years
15
What social class were Shakespeare's plays most popular with?
Only royalty
The lower classes and common folk
The noble
Mostly university scholars
16
Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford on Avon
Oxford on Eden
Kutztown, PA
London on Thames
17
What is the genre of the play Macbeth?
Romance
History
Comedy
Tragedy
18
What did Shakespeare's father work as?
Blacksmith
Actor
Playwright
Leathermaker
19
The
theme
of a work of literature is:
The plot
A time and place
Characteristics of the main character
The moral or lesson
20
A Shakespearean sonnet consists of how many lines?
11
14
10
16
21
William Shakespeare is the greatest _________ ever known.
playwright
actor
chef
friend
22
A Shakespearian tragedy usually ends in...
Happiness
Marriage
Death
A person jailed for life
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Shakespearian tragedies always feature...
A poisoning
A swordfight
A very powerful person falling from power and losing everything.
A very poor person rising to a position of power.
24
During Shakespeare's time __________________ was in rule.
Prince Hamlet
Queen Elizabeth I
King George III
King Henry VIII
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How many plays did Shakespeare write?
Over 100
37
45
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