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Shakespeare's Life and Times Quiz in Preparation for Romeo and Juliet
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1
How many lines is a Shakespearean sonnet?
14
13
12
16
2
What do they call the poor class that has to stand in the front at the shows?
pit people
groundlings
players
low class
3
What is the name for a a pair of lines in poetry, that usually have end rhyme?
rhythm
couplet
paradox
rhyme ... duh
4
Which acting company did Shakespeare belong to?
Queen Elizabeth's Men
Lord Chamberlain's Men
Phillip's Super Fun Play Group
Marlowe's Merry Men
5
What was another term for actors that Shakespeare used?
players
thespians
uh ... actors, der
Will's crew
6
What university did Shakespeare attend?
Hogwarts
Cambridge
Yale
None ... you are trying to trick me
7
Who was Shakespeare's wife?
Queen Elizabeth
Anne Hathaway
Helen Mirren
Mary Brown
8
What day do we consider to be Shakespeare's day of birth?
April 23
April 26
April 10
April 17
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Where was Shakespeare born?
Rome
Stratford-upon-Avon
London
Paris
10
What is "the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse"?
rhythm
rhyme
meter
couplet
11
How many female actors were in the company?
None ... I will not be tricked by you, Ms. Hugo
One "lucky" lady
50
Three
12
What does betrothal mean?
married
deceased
engaged
13
Romeo and Juliet
was published in what year?
1538
1583
1597
1564
14
What would people do if they did not like the play? Most likely response. Angry English!
Mock and talk over the actors
Throw rotten food
Sit politely and listen
15
Select an example of a tragedy or an example of a comedy.
Midsummer Night's Dream
Henry VIII
Romeo and Juliet
Doctor Faustus
16
What is the stress pattern in an iambic foot?
Unstressed/Stressed
Stressed/Unstressed
17
What did his financial gain in 1605 allow him to do? What would Shakespeare most likely do?
Start his own company
Move to Paris
Write plays uninterruptted
Marry Anne
18
What happened to Shakespeare's son, Hamnet?
He became a famous poet
He went to America
He died
He became an actor
19
Marrying for love is generally considered what?
Romantic
Foolish
20
How many children did he have?
Three
None
One
Eight
21
What does "wherefore" mean?
How
Why
What
Where
22
What is an iamb?
Two feet of meter
A kind of dog food
Two syllables in a foot
23
What is The Globe?
A theater
A restaurant
A super fun amusement park
A stadium
24
What three categories of plays did Shakespeare write? Pick one.
drama
history
tragedy
comedy
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What is a dowry? Bonus question, I guess.
money, goods, or property that comes with the bride
what the husband pays the father for the bride
A delicious meal served at the wedding reception
