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What information does the Oxford English Dictionary give?
Definition
Part of Speech
History of where the word came from.
Pronunciation
2
What effect did the expansion of science and technology have on language?
Our language lost some vocabulary.
We added more words to our vocabulary.
3
Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford-Upon-Avon
Wrightstown
London
Oxford
4
How many children did Shakespeare have?
Good God, way too many to count.
3
1
14
5
Who were the Groundlings?
The poorer audience members who stood up front.
The richer audience members who sat in the box seats.
The crew that worked for the acting company.
The original name for Lord Chamberlain's Men.
6
In Elizabethan English, if someone says "soft!" they mean:
Pet my fluffy doggy!
Quiet!
Talk more quickly!
Walk like a princess!
7
In Elizabethan English, if you have "supped," you have:
Greeted someone.
Answered someone.
Eaten a meal.
Made a request.
8
What are the characters in the Canterbury Tales doing?
Trying to solve a mystery.
Decorating for homecoming.
Telling stories to pass the time.
Fighting a dragon and a monster.
9
What language is this?
English
Anglo Saxon
Germanic
Latin
10
Who did Shakespeare marry?
Mary Windsor
Anne Hathaway
Elizabeth I
Kamala Harris
11
What was the name of Shakespeare's acting troupe?
The King's Men
Lord Chamberlain's Men
12
Who played the female roles in Elizabethan theater?
Men
Boys
Rabbits.
Women
13
The use of everyday, ordinary speech is:
Prose.
Iambic Pentameter.
Blank Verse.
Poetry.
14
Which text is the story of a hero who goes on a journey and fight a monster and a dragon?
Beowulf
Plutarch's Lives
Canterbury Tales
Romeo & Juliet
15
English originated in:
France
Norway
England
Australia
16
Which means "You are" in Elizabethan English?
Twixt
Thou shalt
Dar'st
Thou art
17
In Elizabethan English, if you do something with "haste," you:
Hurry.
Find something.
Take your time.
Mail something.
18
William the Conqueror brought which of the following to England?
Old English
Croissants
The French language
Norse
19
Why did Shakespeare write many lines of his plays in Iambic Pentameter?
No reason- it just happened that way.
There were rules that he had to follow.
It was challenging.
It made it easier to memorize.
20
Iambic
penta
meter contains how many iambs per line?
5
6
10
2
21
Which was NOT a word brought over by the Norse?
Internet
Husband
Give
Egg
22
A form of poetry that uses a metrical pattern but is NOT rhymed is:
Prose.
Speech.
Blank verse.
Sonnet.
23
The Norsemen came from Norway, and were also called:
the Vikings
the Anglo-Saxons
the French
the "Old English"
24
When Shakespeare (and Yoda) changed the syntax in their sentence, we call this:
Interesting Syntax
Confusing
Intergalactic syntax
Inverted Syntax
25
What Old English letter is this?
thorn
ash
eth
A-E
26
What happened to the Globe theater in 1613.
It was destroyed during an alien invasion.
It was destroyed in a fire.
It was destroyed in an earthquake.
It was destroyed in WWII.
27
What does Iambic Pentameter sound like?
A clock.
An audience clapping.
A horse walking.
A heart beat.
28
What is an iamb?
The Old English spelling of lamb.
A unit of speech with no stresses at all.
Unit of speech with two stressed syllables in a row.
Unit of speech with one unstressed & one stressed syllable.
29
Which of the following is an Elizabethan word meaning ENEMY?
Hast
Cos
Doth
Foe
30
What was significant about the shape of the Globe?
It was shaped like a circle.
It was shaped like an X
It was shaped like a T
It was shaped like a parallelogram.
31
What kind of family did Shakespeare grow up in?
Military
Poor
Royalty
Well Off
32
Shakespeare and his men performed all EXCEPT:
Documentaries
Comedies
Histories
Tragedies
33
The rune alphabet was the alphabet of the:
Norsemen
French
English
Anglo-Saxons
34
Who was one of Shakespeare's biggest financial supporters?
Wayne Industries
The Queen
A Go Fund Me Page
The Groundlings
35
William Shakespeare was famous for all of the following EXCEPT:
Writing Plays
Writing Poetry
Inventing Fortnite
Inventing Words
36
What was the name of the theater where they performed?
The World
The Omni
The Globe
The Regal
37
What is syntax?
Jedi mind tricks
Star Wars, Episode 10
A sin on taxes
The arrangement of words in language
38
The Canterbury Tales tells the story of a group of:
Noblemen
Soldiers
Travelers
Alien Overlords suffering from chicken pox
39
About how many plays did Shakespeare write?
2,791
5
37
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