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Shakespeare was born in what city?
Tragedies ALWAYS ended with
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Tragedies ALWAYS ended with
the deaths of several characters including the protagonist
war/battles/sword fights
a verbal message or moral
the capture of the villain/antagonist
2
Shakespeare was born in what city?
Paris, France
Stratford-Upon-Avon, England
London, England
Berlin, Germany
3
Shakespeare had and used a vocabulary of how many words?
over 10000
over 15000
over 2000
over 25000
4
Shakespeare's nickname was "The Bard." Bard is a word which means
playwright
poet
bartender
actor
5
During his lifetime, Shakespeare's most famous writing was his poetry. His poems were
lymrics
sonnets
ballads
haikus
6
If Shakespeare didn't have the right word to use, he invented one! Words he invented include..
all of the above
leapfrog
lonely
alligator
7
The protagonist in a Shakespearean tragedy had some sort of "tragic flaw" which
which was a part of an opening song
was a part of the play's title
brought about the main character's downfall
was printed in the play's program as a lesson
8
Shakespeare wrote plays which fall into what three major categories?
romances, histories, and autobiographies
romances, comedies, and histories
tragedies, comedies, and histories
romances, tragedies, and science fiction
9
Who was the English monarch during Shakespeare's heyday?
King Henry VIII
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth I
King Phillip
10
Which Shakespearean play is the one which is most popular (done most often) today?
Hamlet
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
A Midsummer Night's Dream
11
In ROMEO AND JULIET, Juliet asks, "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" What does this mean?
Why did you do that, Romeo?
Why is your name Romeo?
Where are you, Romeo?
Where are you going, Romeo?
12
During Shakespeare's time, his plays were
often performed at night
often performed on a bare stage
much shorter than today's plays
never attended by royalty
13
Shakespeare wrote how many plays?
48
over 100
over 500
37
14
One tragic flaw which was often used in Shakespeare's plays was
tone deafness
family discord
hubris
tenacity
15
One of Shakespeare's most quoted soliloquies is the "To be or not to be" from Hamlet. He is...
talking about suicide
talking about war
talking about murder
talking about life
16
The comedies ALWAYS had
farcical sword fights
a happy ending often involving a wedding
magical characters
animals onstage
17
William Shakespeare was born in which time period?
1800s
1600s
1500s
1700s
18
During Shakespeare's time, the theatres were sometimes closed because of
Shakespeare only wanted one theatre open at a time
a queen who hated theatre
only religious plays were permitted
quarantine for the plague
19
During his time with the Globe theatre, Shakespeare was...
a playwright
all of the above
a director
an actor
20
Shakespeare's plays were
often based upon well-known stories/folk tales
all of the above
written with a quill pen in candlelight
not assembled and published until after his death
21
In question 2, what was "Avon?"
a river that ran near the city
all of the previous answers
a famous mountain
a makeup company
22
During Shakespeare's time it was illegal to
throw food at actors
use only male actors onstage
employ former criminals
use female actors onstage
23
For over 40 years, what Shakespearean event has occurred each summer in Bloomington, Illinois?
Illinois Shakespeare Festival
Illinois State University Shakespeare Festival
Community Players Shakespeare Performances
US Shakespeare Company Workshops
24
Many sayings today come from Shakespearean plays. Which of these comes directly from his play?
All's well that ends well.
Show me the money.
It's raining cats and dogs.
Somewhere over the rainbow...
25
Disney's musical THE LION KING is based upon which Shakespearean play?
HENRY VIII
MACBETH
THE TEMPEST
HAMLET
