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Shakespeare background & Drama Vocabulary & Concepts
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1
Who was Shakespeare's wife?
Anne Hathaway
Elizabeth Taylor
Mary Grace
Anne Boleyn
2
Shakespearean language is considered what linguistic period?
Early Modern English
Modern English
Old English
Middle English
3
What was the nickname of Queen Elizabeth's Catholic half sister?
Bloody Mary
Mary the Mild
Mary the Elder
Mary the Martyr
4
A favorite treat for Renaissance children to eat was...
chocolate cookies
banana bread
ice cream
gingerbread
5
a focal character who experiences a tragic downfall & with whom the audience sympathizes with
foil
protagonist
tragic hero
antagonist
6
What are stage directions?
notes to the audience in the playbill
instructions to the actors, not spoken outloud
narration between scenes
directors notes
7
clue that something will happen
flashback
foreshadowing
catastrophe
dramatic irony
8
Which item was NOT used by Queen Elizabeth to make her waist appear extra small & her hips extra wide?
corset
farthingale hoop
bumroll bustle
spanx
9
What is a
tragic flaw
?
a characteristic that causes the main character's problem
a really big mistake
the reason you can't date the person you like
a natural disaster that ruins someone's life
10
Who was the second monarch to rule during Shakespeare's lifetime?
James I
Henry VIII
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth I
11
A story written to be acted for an audience
sonnet
prologue
catharsis
drama
12
Plays that focus on famous English monarchs or world leaders
comedy
history
tragedy
drama
13
The action at the end of a tragedy, an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.
complication
catastrophe
comic relief
climax
14
What is ironic about the accepted date of Shakespeare's death?
It was the same day his son died.
It was the same day King James I died.
It was Christmas day.
It was his birthday.
15
This event drew such large crowds that minstrels, cooks, street performers, and ale merchants?
a knighting ceremony
a holiday feast
a baptism
a public execution
16
What happened to some noble women who tried to imitate Queen Elizabeth's style?
They suffered from broken ribs.
They fractured their skulls.
They died of lead poisoning.
They were jailed.
17
a humorous scene or speech in a serious work used to relieve the emotional intensity
hubris
catharsis
dramatic irony
comic relief
18
Shakespeare wrote during a time of flourishing literature, art, science, and philosophy called
the Inquisition
English Reformation
Protestant
English Renaissance
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a release of emotions; the purpose of a tragedy
hubris
catharsis
comic relief
blank verse
20
a remark spoken by a character on stage that is meant to be heard by only select people
monologue
dialogue
soliloquy
aside
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In drama, a
tragedy
is defined as
a story where everyone dies
a story with a bad ending
story where the main character brings misfortune on himself
a story where the main character dies
22
Hubris is...
self-obsession
The reversal of fortune
The fatal flaw
Excessive pride
23
The ___ is the hero or leading character with whom the audience sympathizes
Antagonist
Comic Relief
Protagonist
Foil
24
Which type of dramatic character is an adversary or hostile force to the main character
Protagonist
Tragic Hero
Foil
Antagonist
25
Which of Shakespeare's children died at 11 years old?
Susanna
Judith
Hamlet
Hamnet
26
A common rhythm in poems and sonnets with 10 syllables per line and 5 feet
iambic pentameter
sonnet
blank verse
aside
27
What normally happens at the end of a Shakespearean comedy?
the audience throws rotten food at the actors
Everyone dies
A wedding
A fight
28
Shakespeare funded the bulk of money need to build ...
Statford-upon-Avon
The Rose theater
London Bridge
The Globe theater
29
Dramatic speech between two or more characters in a play is called...
soliloquy
dialogue
aside
monologue
30
What was the name of Shakespeare's original acting company?
The Traveling Wilburies
Lord Chamberlin's Men
The Shakespearience
The Scops
31
a character gives a speech alone on stage, to audience, about their feelings/thoughts
aside
dialogue
soliloquy
monologue
32
King Henry VIII breaks from the Catholic Church to form ...
The Church of England
The Church of Britain
The Deathly Hallows
The illuminati
33
Which is NOT one of the types of plays that Shakespeare wrote?
comedy
documentary
history
tragedy
34
the audience knows something that the characters do not
catharsis
dramatic irony
foreshadowing
hubris
35
relates a series of events in a person's life, ending with a catastrophe; brings out emotions
drama
tragedy
comedy
history
