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After viewing the dvd Shakespeare Tragedies by Standard Deviants
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1
How might we describe this line from Richard III, "A horse, a horse! my kingdom for a horse!"
as verse
As iambic pentameter
As poetry
All of the above
2
Which of the following is not a tragedy?
The Tempest
The Spanish Tragedy
Oedipus Rex
King Lear
3
Which of the following is not a Shakespearean tragedy?
Antony and Cleopatra
The Mirror for Magistrates
Timon of Athens
Coriolanus
4
Greek philosopher Aristotle described drama, including tragedy, as
A muse of fire
A terrible waste of time
An imitation of an action
A terrible beauty
5
Which of the following describes the syllable structure of an IAMB
STRESSED, STRESSED
UNSTRESSED, STRESSED
UNSTRESSED, UNSTRESSED
STRESSED, UNSTRESSED
6
Which of the following is not a Shakespearean tragic figure?
Hamlet
Pantalone
Macbeth
King Lear
7
Which of the following was NOT an attribute of the Elizabethan Stage?
No intermission between acts
Performed in front of "groundlings"
No female actors
Huge special effects
8
Which type of art that influenced Shakespeare presents universals through particulars?
Garfunkel Art
Symbolic Art
Baroque Art
Modern Art
9
Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford-on-Avon
London-on-Thames
Hamm-on-wye
Once-upon-a-Thames
10
Which of the following was an attribute of the Globe Theater?
Shaped like an "O"
A three-story, open air construction
All of the above
Extended stage with trapdoor
11
Philosophical and cerebral, this Shakespeare work is the thinking person's tragedy
Hamlet
The Winter's Tale
Titus Andronicus
Romeo and Juliet
12
Who wrote the classic medieval narrative De Casibus Virorum Illustrium?
Boccaccio
Alexander the Great
Francis Bacon
Sophocles
13
What was the name of the theatrical company of which Shakespeare was a member?
The Man's Men
The Chessman
The King's Men
The Queen's Men
14
Shakespeare was involved with the Globe Theater as:
All of the above
A playwright
An actor
A shareholder
15
Which of the following Shakespeare tragedies focuses on two tragic figures, rather than one?
Titus Andronicus
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
16
Tragic figures
All of the above
Recognize the consequences of their actions
Suffer a reversal of fortune
Are noble figures
17
Which of the following distinguishes Elizabethan drama from modern drama?
Lines recited from memory
A focus on words
More than one act per play
Used costumes
18
This Shakespeare tragedy was popular during its day in spite of its gruesomeness and violence
Titus Andronicus
Julius Caesar
All's Well That Ends Well
Antony & Cleopatra
19
How many IAMBs does a line of perfect IAMBIC PENTAMETER contain?
One complete IAMB
Varies according to meter
Five
Ten
20
How did Sir Francis Bacon die?
Drank hemlock in punishment for corrupting youth of Athens
Contracted bronchitis after stuffing a chicken with snow
Bladder burst after too much wine at royal function
Killed in duel with Aaron Burr
21
Shakespeare wrote all of the following except
Novels
Sonnets
Plays
Book length poems
22
Who wrote the Greek play Oedipus Rex?
Jocasta
Francis Bacon
Sophocles
Aristotle
23
The English Renaissance was:
the time when Shakespeare lived
all of the above
also known as the "elizabethan era"
a time of immense creativity in culture and the arts
24
In terms of Symbolic Art, which of the following is a universal?
Protagonist
Justice
Villain
Femme fatale
25
Which of the following is not a Shakespearean play?
Twelfth Night
Venus and Adonis
Cymbeline
The Taming of the Shrew
