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A ____ is a play that traces the downfall of the main character; ends in catastrophe.
Tragedy
Comedy
History
Rom-com
2
During "The Lost Years", it is suspected that Shakespeare was...
a butcher's apprentice
all of the above
running from the law
a school teacher
3
This term refers to the years in which no records of Shakespeare have been found.
"The Lost Years"
"The Gone Years"
"The Romantic Years"
"The Later Years"
4
a long speech a made to other characters who are also on stage
monologue
soliloquy
tragic hero
aside
5
Why did theaters close in 1593?
The Queen died
The Puritans shut them down
The Theater burned down
The Bubonic Plague
6
Who were "Lord Chamberlain's Men"?
Personal guards to Lord Chamberlain
A secret group of female actresses
A production company
Knights
7
What is an epitaph?
A term for the special effects in the play
A disease
A long, dramatic speech
A tombstone inscription
8
What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?
Juliet Capulet
Anne Hathaway
Annie Hawthorne
Juliet Montague
9
What was the highest level of education that Shakespeare completed?
Grammar School
High School
College
Elementary School
10
This is poetry written in UNRHYMED iambic pentameter
blanked out
blank verse
no rhyme
block rhyme
11
What was the name of the theater where Shakespeare's plays were performed?
The Earth
The Globe
The Cube
Madison Square Garden
12
If the audience didn't enjoy the show, what would they do?
Leave
Get their money back
Throw rotten fruit
Boycott the theater
13
Where did the groundlings view the play from?
The balcony
All of the above
The windows of the theater
The pit (standing room) of the theater
14
A speech where a character is ALONE on stage revealing their private thoughts.
monologue
Tragic hero
soliloquy
aside
15
Where was Shakespeare Born?
Stratford-upon-Avon
Bristol
Liverpool
Manchester
16
How old was Shakespeare when he got married?
18
20
15
52
17
A brief remark only the audience can hear while other characters are on stage
monologue
tragic hero
aside
soliloquy
18
Which one of Shakespeare's children died?
Hamnet
Judith
Susanna
Juliet
19
fixed pattern of rhyme/meter, in which most lines contain five unstressed & stressed syllables
soliloquy
iambic pentameter
Aside
monologue
20
Members of the general public who attended the theater were called
Peasants
Groundhogs
Proles
Groundlings
