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Shakespeare's Life and Times
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Who was not a major enemy of Elizabethan England?
Germany
Italy
Spain
France
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What was NOT a common punishment?
hanging
jail time
burned alive
whipping
3
What was NOT a common form of entertainment in Elizabethan England?
reading
theater
sports
bear baiting
4
Which is not typical of upper-class fashion in Elizabethan England?
jewelry
corset
neck ruff
bonnet
5
Indirect Characterization is shown through...
character's actions
character's appearance
character's thoughts
character's speech
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comparing two things without using like or as
simile
metaphor
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comparing to things using like or as
metaphor
simile
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What was NOT a common subject in Elizabethan schools?
science
rhetoric
Latin
grammar
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exaggerated statements
allusion
hyperbole
paradox
pun
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Which of these is not a famous Shakespeare play?
Hamlet
Macbeth
Scrouge
Othello
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an indirect or passing reference
irony
allusion
aside
simile
12
a hint or clue of something that will come later in a story
prediction
foreshadowing
allusion
imagery
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What theater is Shakespeare known for?
Orpheum
Globe
Guthrie
Palace
14
a character that contrasts another and emphasizes their traits
protagonist
wrap
foil
plastic
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Which is the highest social class ranking during the Elizabethan Era?
merchants
gentry
nobility
yeomanry
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What town did Shakespeare spend most of his life?
Wales
Stratford-upon-Avon
London
Warwick
17
What is a word Shakespeare invented?
savagery
swagger
eyeball
elbow
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What did the rich eat more of in Elizabethan England?
meat
vegetables
bread
fruit
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the main idea or moral of a story
tone
mood
irony
theme
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a remark by a character only meant to be heard by the audience
hyperbole
monologue
aside
soliloquy
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a self-contradictory statement
paradox
hyperbole
aside
pun
22
What religion was the Church of England?
Protestant
Muslim
Catholic
Buddhist
23
What branch of the English army was the strongest?
Air Force
Navy
Marines
Army
24
giving human traits to nonhuman things
personification
allusion
figurative language
simile
25
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
43
29
21
37
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What isn't true of Elizabethan theaters?
Seating was based on Social Class
Unhappy Attendees would Throw Rotten Tomatoes
Only Males were Allowed to Act
Only the Rich Could use the Bathrooms
27
A play with an unhappy ending
History
Tragedy
Musical
Comedy
28
What year was Shakespeare born?
1564
1864
1664
1764
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In Elizabethan theaters, poor people...
stood in the balcony
sat in the balcony
sat in the pit
stood in the pit
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What was Shakespeare's first name?
Jacob
Henry
Harry
William
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creating an image in the reader's mind
imagery
foreshadowing
allusion
metaphor
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Who was Shakespeare's wife?
Juliet Capulet
Jennifer Lawrence
Elizabeth 1
Anne Hathaway
33
Who was queen in Shakespeare's time?
Elizabeth
Victoria
Anne
Mary
34
the type of irony where the audience knows something the characters don't
dramatic
sarcastic
verbal
situational
35
What Shakespeare play is rumored to be cursed?
Hamlet
Macbeth
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
36
The opposite of what's expected happens
imagery
pun
allusion
irony
37
What movie is based on the play Hamlet?
Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast
The Lion King
Toy Story
38
the feeling created by the tone and atmosphere of a story
imagery
theme
mood
tone
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What wasn't music used for in Elizabethan England?
Set the Mood for Plays
Announce Guests
Entertainment
Accompany Poems
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a character speaking their thoughts out loud in a play
aside
soliloquy
monologue
address
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a play on words-joke about words meanings
allusion
metaphor
irony
pun
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What was NOT used in Elizabethan architecture?
high chimneys
front porch
pillars/columns
thatched roofs
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What major illness continued to appear in Elizabethan England?
measles
tuberculosis
scarlet fever
plague
