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Shakespeare Background
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1
Shakespeare was born in the town of
Verona
Stratford
London
Rome
2
When a character speaks directly to the audience it is called __________
Dialogue
Aside
Whacky
Monologue
3
During Shakespeare's lifetime, the queen who supported the arts...
Queen Latifa
Queen Eleanor
Queen Elizabeth I
Mary Queen of Scots
4
A anachronism is _______
name of a book
bubble gum
cool sunglasses
something in the wrong time period
5
A play based on actual events is a
Comedy
History
Historical Fiction
Tragedy
6
Romeo and Juliet is set in this country.
Italy
Oz
California
England
7
A soliloquy is
Given alone on stage
What's really going on his head
A long speech
All are correct
8
Shakespeare wrote three kinds of plays. Which did he NOT write?
Mini-Series
Tragedy
Comedy
History
9
The ____________ sets up the events of the play for the viewer.
Narrator
Chorus
Main Character
Director
10
The theater made famous by Shakespeare is called
The Swan
Fred
The Theater
The Globe
11
When a character speaks alone on stage it is called __________
Whacky
Aside
Monologue
Dialogue
12
During Shakespeare's time, this sickness closed the theaters.
Influenza
Black death
Tuberculosis
Smallpox
