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The Life and Times of William Shakespeare
The Life and Times of William Shakespeare
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Quiz on Shakespearean theater and Elizabethan era to prepare to read Shakespeare
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What type of plays did Shakespeare write?
history
all of these
comedy
tragedy
2
Who was Shakespeare's wife?
Marion Balrood
Anne Hathaway
Mary Thomas
Anne Bancroft
3
True or false: Shakespeare grew up in a poor family
True
False
4
How many people fit in the Globe Theater?
3,000
500
1,200
2,500
5
What did Elizabethan audiences snack on during performances?
hazelnuts
jerky
popcorn
bread
6
How many children did Shakespeare have?
Six
None
One
Three
7
What was the name of William Shakespeare's theater?
The Globe
The King's Men
The Spear
The Royal Shakespeare Company
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What were theater-goers who stood in front of the stage called?
The pit crew
Groundlings
Standees
Lucky
9
What year did Shakespeare die?
1610
1616
1603
1585
10
Which of these are illusions or props to keep the audience interested?
Fake voices
Wigs & costumes
Ornate language
Elaborate sets
11
What type of verse did William Shakespeare use in writing his plays?
Sonnets
Rhyming Verse
Blank verse
Haikus
12
After Shakespeare died, his friends gathered his works in the___?___, to preserve his plays.
Fourth Quatrain
Gutenburg Bible
First Folio
Webster's Dictionary
13
Which monarch became King of England and commissioned Shakespeare and his theater company?
King Henry
King James
King Arthur
King Richard
14
What span of time is the "Elizabethan Era"?
1594-1620
1523-1578
1450-1500
1558-1603
15
How did Shakespeare make most of his money?
Writer for The Walking Dead
Share in company's profits - ticket revenue
Acting as a lady in his best plays
Paid by the word for all of his plays
16
How many lines are in a sonnet?
21
7
4
14
17
Laws regarding entertainment were strict in _____, so playhouses were built in the suburbs
Oxford
Stratford-upon-Avon
London
Leeds
18
Which of these is a Shakespeare play?
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
MacBeth
Othello
19
Who were the monarchs that ruled England during Shakespeare's career?
Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth
Queen Anne and King James
Queen Elizabeth and King Henry
Queen Elizabeth and King James
20
In the language of poetry, what is a foot?
stinky
a small repeating rhythmic unit
an entire line of poetry
a lengthy poem
21
Where was William Shakespeare born?
Portland
Stratford-upon-Avon
London
Leeds
22
Who was Hamnet?
The lead character in a Shakespeare play
Shakespeare's son
The King of England
Shakespeare's stage manager
23
What behaviors would you expect from the groundlings during a play?
smelling bad
throwing food at actors
yelling when they didn't like the play
standing while watching the show
24
Which university did Shakespeare attend?
He didn't attend university.
Oxford
Trinity College
Cambridge
25
What time of day were plays put on?
Afternoon
Morning
Evening
Lunch
26
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
12
37
53
24
27
Iambic Pentameter = 10-syllable line of poetry with every second syllable stressed
False
True
28
Boys played the roles of female characters in Shakespearean theater
False
True
29
When was Shakespeare born?
1580
1602
1558
1564
