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Romeo and Juliet are considered...
star-crossed lovers
cross at each other
love-struck teens
to be in a huge fight
2
Romeo and Juliet is considered...
the dumbest idea ever
the greatest love story of all time
a Shakespeare comedy
to have 5 fatalities total
3
Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet originally in 1495-96
True
False
4
Who was the original author of the Romeo and Juliet story?
Aritstotle
John Green
Aurthur Brooks
Shakespeare
5
A common happening or theme found in literature that keeps being rewritten is a ...
motif
cliche
theme
universal theme
6
In Shakepeare's R&J, Juliet is 13. In the original tales, she is...
14-15
16-18
18-21
35-40
7
In Elizabethan Theatre...plays that were comedies ....
ended up well for the main character
were super funny
ended up making your laugh
were very sarcastic
8
Shakespeare often made his villians/ wrong-doers what religion?
evil
Protestant
Catholic
none of the above
9
Shakespeare's famous for what type of poetry?
sonnet
quatrain
couplets
iambic pantemeter
10
He did this for what reason?
He liked Catholics better
The King was a cheater
The Queen had kept her country Protestant (Christian)
He was a witch
11
The study of where words (including names) orginated is called...
Etymology
Nombreology
Eubonics
English
12
A main and likable character that has a major flaw that causes his downfall
tragic antagonist
tragic hero
tragic flaw
tragic character
13
Elizabethan Era is called just that because...
Shakespeare was really a woman named Elizabeth
Because Elizabeth was the most popular 16th Century name
It was the time in which Queen Elizabeth was ruler
Shakespeare's muse was named Elizabeth
14
The natural rythms of our English language is spoken in
liam nieson
pentameter
iams
Spanish
15
Shakespeare was influnced by which author who believed in love at first sight?
Petrarch
Aristotle
John Green
Brooks
16
A character's opposite character is called a ...
protagonist
foil
enemy
antagonist
17
The setting for R & J is...
New York City
a land far far away
Elizabethan England
Verona, Italy
18
It is widely known that Aristotle was wrong ...
NEVER!!!!
50% of the time
75% of the time
100 % of the time
19
A characteristic of a tragic hero that causes him to not reach his goal
tragic flaw
tagic love
tragic family
tagic ending
20
Iambic Pentameter is a rhythm of ....
I was asleep yesterday and have no clue
5 feet (syllables)- Penta means 5
it isn't a rhythm
speaking
21
Star-crossed lovers in an archetype character- archetypes are...
when the stars align into an arch and it's really cool
really mean types
not a real thing at all.
stereotyped characters that often are used in literature and movies
22
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was an original story he wrote...true or false
False!
true!
23
A type of play that does not end well for the main characters
tagedy
comedy
horror
24
Type of literature meant to be read or acted out loud in parts
plays
novels
poetry
movies
25
Universal Themes are themes in stories that are...
understandable for all people. It is a central idea about life
themes that only the gods of the universe understand
none of the above
all over the universe in various settings across the world
