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The Play's the Thing
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An introduction to Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Era
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1
Which of these famous phrases
was not
invented by Shakespeare?
Wild-goose chase
A heart of gold
You only live once
Knock Knock! Who's there?
2
Where were the rich,
nobles
seated?
On the floor?
In the seats that were the very front row
In the seats on the lowest level of the gallery
Chairs set on the side of the stage?
3
What does
prithee
mean?
thank you
have patience
hello
a polite request
4
Shakespeare was not an actor, only a playwright.
False
True
5
This quote is an example of which literary technique? (Read it carefully)
Title
Soliloquy
Pun
Rhyming Couplet
6
Shakespeare was born in the __th century.
13th
14th
16th
15th
7
These people paid
1 shilling
to watch a play at the Globe Theatre
The Gentry
The Commoners/Groundlings
The Nobles
8
Which of the following plays
was not
written by Shakespeare.
Macbeth
Queen Elizabeth IV
Hamlet
A Midsummer Night's Dream
9
William Shakespeare had eight children.
True
False
10
The Globe Theatre was destroyed ...
by the rebels
because of a flood
by a bomb
because of a fire
11
If the genre of the play was a
comedy
, what flag would be flying above the Globe Theatre?
White
Black
Blue
Red
12
Thou
translates to ...
you
my
me
13
Shakespeare's wife was older than him by eight years.
False
True
14
Shakespeare was born in the year ____?
1675
1846
1564
1971
15
In the theatre, the roles of women were played by women.
False
True
16
A
pun
is ...
a play on words used to create humour
words that sound the same
two words that start with the same letter
a group of words that rhyme
17
The plays were performed at night so that people could attend after work.
False
True
18
What was Shakespeare's first name?
John
Billy
William
Willy