Shakespeare and the Origins of Drama

Question 1

Shakespeare's "fine ear for the English language" prompted George Orwell to call him a ...

Accepted Answer

word musician

Question 2

What was the name of Shakespeare's first acting company?

Accepted Answer

Lord Chamberlain's Men

Question 3

William Shakespeare's birthday is most likely...

Accepted Answer

April 23rd

Question 4

William Shakespeare is known as history's most famous...

Accepted Answer

Playwright

Question 5

What was unique about Elizabethan theater?

Accepted Answer

It was intended for both rich and poor people.

Question 6

In the Elizabethan Age, all artists were held in high esteem.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Women were allowed to play small roles in the theater.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Historians never found Shakespeare's birth certificate.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Where is William Shakespeare from?

Accepted Answer

England

Question 10

What is the term for a humorous scene that relieves emotional intensity?

Accepted Answer

comic relief

Question 11

Which is NOT true about the Globe Theater?

Accepted Answer

It used a basic heating system.

Question 12

Audience members who stood in the pit were called ...

Accepted Answer

Groundlings

Question 13

A foil is a character whose personality is very similar to that of another character.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

What is one common purpose of a soliloquy and an aside?

Accepted Answer

To reveal what the character is thinking

Question 15

A tragedy is a drama that ends in catastrophe; most often _______ for the main character.

Accepted Answer

death

Question 16

Which is NOT true of a tragic hero?

Accepted Answer

They are unaffected by fate.

Question 17

A speech that a character gives when he or she is alone on stage:

Accepted Answer

soliloquy

Question 18

Which of the following did Shakespeare make allusions to in his works?

Accepted Answer

Greek and Roman mythology, The Bible

Question 19

Shakespeare lived and wrote during which century?

Accepted Answer

1500s

Question 20

Which monarch heavily influenced the Renaissance in England?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth I

Questions 20