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Do You Know Shakespeare?
Do You Know Shakespeare?
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1
Which of the following is
NOT
a Shakespeare play?
The Taming of the Shrew
The Comedy of Errors
The Tell Tale Heart
Richard the Third
2
How many iambs does a line of perfect iambic pentameter contain?
6
7
4
5
3
Verse is another name for poetry?
True
False
4
The Globe Theatre was built with how many levels?
3
4
2
5
Shakespeare used
what
to express the setting and mood of his plays?
Words
Lighting
Costumes
Music
6
Where were many of Shakespeare's plays performed?
The Greek Theatre
The Parthenon
The Coliseum
The Globe
7
The Globe Theatre was shaped like ________
an 'O'
a hexagon
a 'U'
a box
8
In terms of symbolic art, which of the following is universal?
Villain
Protagonist
justice
"femme fatal"
9
Spectators standing ground level in front of the theatre stage were called______
Grunges
Mimes
Groundlings
Beggars
10
In 1592 the theatres closed for two years because of _______
Outbreak of malaria
The plague
Bad weather
Outbreak of measles
11
Renaissance was a time of immense creativity in culture and the arts?
True
False
12
Shakespeare wrote two book length poems, "The Rape of Lucrece" and______
Romeo and Juliet
Troilus and Cressida
Venus and Adonis
Antony and Cleopatra
13
Name the Greek philosopher that spelled out his ideas on tragedy in "The Poetics"
Plato
Alexander the Great
Aristotle
Shakespeare
14
Where were the most expensive seats in the Globe theatre?
the 1st level
the pit
the 2nd level
the 3rd level
15
Today's dramas tend to suggest reality, especially the place and people.
True
False
16
During the English Renaissance, actors were highly regarded and admired.
True
False
17
William Shakespeare died at the age of______
90
51
52
62
18
Shakespeare's plays were based on three types of themes: tragedy, comedy, and __________
drama
history
reality
adventure
19
What year was Shakepeare born?
1566
1564
1565
1563
20
Where was Shakespeare born?
London
Stanford
Stratford
Luxemberg
21
William Shakespeare lived and wrote during what time period?
Midieval Period
English Renaissance
Italian Renaissance
22
Shakespeare was a member of what theatrical company?
Lord Stranges' Men
Admiral's Men
Monty Python
Lord Chamberlain's Men
23
What form of poetry did Shakespeare write?
sonnets
haiku's
couplet
rap
24
Queen Elizabeth I and King______________ ruled England during Shakespeare's time.
Richard II
Henry VIII
Edward I
James
25
Prose is a concentrated and heightened form of language?
True
False