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Intro to Shakespeare knowledge
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1
What three genres were Shakespeare's plays divided into in the
First Folio
?
Good, Bad, and Ugly
Comedy, History, and Tragedy
Slapstick, Western, and Tragedy
Action, Drama, and Romance
2
Who was one of Shakespeare's most well known contemporaries?
Sophocles
Dante
Arthur Miller
Christopher Marlowe
3
Which are the longest and shortest plays written by Shakespeare?
Romeo and Juliet and All's Well that Ends Well
The Tempest and The Taming of the Shrew
Cymbeline and Twelfth Night
Hamlet and Comedy of Errors
4
In what town did Shakespeare grow up?
London
Glasgow
Dublin
Stratford-upon-Avon
5
In what outdoor theater did Shakespeare present most of his plays?
The Theatron
The Bear Garden
The Rose
The Globe
6
Who did
NOT
portray Hamlet on film?
Colin Farrell
David Tennant
Ethan Hawke
Kenneth Branaugh
7
Who helped publish Shakespeare's
First Folio
after his death?
His wife
Two actors from his company: Joen Heminge and Henry Condell
His children
His lawyer
8
In what poetic meter did Shakespeare compose the majority of his plays and verse?
iambic pentameter
anapestic trimeter
blank verse
terza rima
9
When was Shakespeare born?
April 23, 1564
July 4, 1776
April 26, 1564
September 2, 1490
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Who were the two reigning monarchs during Shakespeare's life?
Henry VI and Richard III
William and Mary
Mary and Joseph
Elizabeth I and James I
