Shakespeare and Hamlet

Question 1

A ____ occurs when a character is alone on stage.

Accepted Answer

Soliloquy

Question 2

True or False: The picture of Ms. Kagan was in the Pit.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

When he died, Shakespeare unusually left his wife...

Accepted Answer

His second best bed.

Question 4

Shakespeare was born in...

Accepted Answer

Stratford-upon-Avon, England

Question 5

The person who licensed all dramatic works

Accepted Answer

Master of the Revels

Question 6

Hamlet is an example of a...

Accepted Answer

Tragedy

Question 7

Many people believe that ____ actually wrote Shakespeare's plays.

Accepted Answer

Edward de Vere

Question 8

True or False: a play was owned by the theatre/company, not the playwright.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 9

Hamartia means...

Accepted Answer

Tragic Flaw

Question 10

The original Globe closed down because...

Accepted Answer

Its roof set on fire.

Question 11

Shakespeare's rival playwright who died in a bar fight

Accepted Answer

Christopher Marlowe

Question 12

People who stood in the pit frequently...

Accepted Answer

Threw tomatoes at the actors, Threw tomatoes and shouted, Shouted

Question 13

True or False: only men were allowed to act in Shakespeare's day

Accepted Answer

True

Questions 13