stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Shakespeare Context and Background Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Shakespeare Context and Background
Shakespeare Context and Background
27 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
1,716 plays
up your knowledge of The Bard - William #Shakespeare
Flashcards
27 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
27
Answers
1
What other type of writing did Shakespeare write?
Sonnets
Limericks
Novels
One-Acts
2
When was the Globe Theater replica rebuilt?:
1995
1993
1996
1997
3
Who is the American actor responsible for rebuilding The Globe?
Sam Wattermaker
Sam Wanamaker
Lord Chamberlain
Anne Hathaway
4
What were the commoners who attend plays called?
Surroundings
Grounders
Roundlings
Groundlings
5
Approximately how many different words did Shakespeare create in the English language?
3000
1600
1700
2000
6
Which group of actors was the principal playhouse at The Globe?
Boys to Men
Lord Champagne's Men
Lord Shakespeare's Men
Lord Chamberlain's Men
7
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
154
1700
37
52
8
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about The Globe Theater:
No women were allowed to work as actors
Poorer people sat in the balconies.
It had three stories
It was able to hold up to 3,000 spectators
9
When was the Globe Theater built (the first time)?
1598-1599
1613-1614
1642
1644
10
The line
, "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players."
appears in?
Henry VIII
As You Like It
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Pyramus and Thisbe
11
When did Shakespeare die?
April 23rd, 1616
April 23rd, 1564
April 23rd, 1996
April 23rd, 1642
12
What forced the theaters to close in December of 1592?
Money
The Puritans
Cannon Fire
The Bubonic Plague
13
In what city was The Globe located?
Southfork, London
Southwark, London
Northwark, London
Northfork, London
14
After the fire, when was the Globe Theater rebuilt?
1614
1700
1613
1603
15
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
154
37
541
1700
16
Shakespeare had three children. Which one of these is NOT one of their names:
Hamnet
Hamlet
Susanna
Judith
17
How did the Globe burn down?
Cannon fire during a performance of Romeo and Juliet
Cannon fire during a performance of Hamlet
Cannon fire during a performance of Henry VIII
Cannon fire during a performance of Julius Caesar
18
The time period when Shakespeare began writing is known as:
The Middle Ages
The Victorian Era
The Elizabethan Age
The Tudor Period
19
A Midsummer Night's Dream takes place in what city?
Rome
Paris
Athens
London
20
The Puritans, who disliked drama,
closed
Shakespeare's Globe in what year?
1643
1644
1642
1641
21
The words "Totus mundus agit histrionem" were inscribed above the main entrance of The Globe. What do these words mean?
Let Us Learn Our History
All the World's a Stage
As You Like It
Let Us Celebrate Midsummer
22
Where was Shakespeare born?
Southwark, London
Lord Chamberlain
Stratford upon Avon, England
Stratford upon Eggon, England
23
What is the literary period of Shakespeare?
Renaissance
Crusades
Romanticism
Industrial Revolution
24
What Shape was the Globe Theater?
a polygon of 12 or 13 sides
a polygon of 20 or 18 sides
a polygon of 18 or 16 sides
a polygon of 10 or 8 sides
25
Which is NOT a type of play written by Shakespeare?
Tragedy
History
Comedy
Romance
26
The Puritans, who disliked drama,
demolished
Shakespeare's Globe in what year?
1643
1642
1641
1644
27
When was Shakespeare born?
April 23rd, 1616
April 23rd, 1614
April 23rd, 1564
April 23rd, 1996