People have liked his plays for hundreds of years mostly because

his works deal with the complex human nature.

The "authorship debate" means that

people aren't sure whether Shakespeare actually wrote his plays.

What vision does Macbeth have before killing Duncan?

He sees a floating dagger pointing him to Duncan’s chamber.

Elizabethan England was famous for

concepts like the Chain of Being.

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1
Shakespeare was a part of an actor group called
The Lord Chamberlain's Men
Lord Huxtable's Men
Lady Chamberlain's Men
The King Chamberlain's Men
2
The typical meter of Shakespeare's sonnets and plays is
the spondee
the anapest
the trochee
the iamb
3
People have liked his plays for hundreds of years mostly because
they are short and therefore quick to read.
his works deal with the complex human nature.
they are funny.
they are easy to understand.
4
His plays were
comedies
none of the above
all of the above
tragedies
5
Shakespeare wrote about ...
38-40 plays
44-46 plays
28-30 plays
34-36 plays
6
Who kills Macbeth?
Macduff
Lady Macbeth
Malcolm
Banquo
7
The correct way to write his name is ...
Shakespere
Shakespear
Shakespeare
Shakespier
8
The Elizabethan Era was influenced by
Romanticism.
Modernism.
Humanism and the Renaissance.
Gothic elements.
9
The "authorship debate" means that
people aren't sure whether Shakespeare actually wrote his plays.
people are trying to find out more about his early life.
people are debating over his legacy.
people are investigating his death.
10
What vision does Macbeth have before killing Duncan?
He sees a floating dagger pointing him to Duncan’s chamber.
He sees a bloody axe lodged in Duncan’s brow.
He sees a pale maiden weeping in the moonlight.
He sees a floating head urging him to spill blood.
11
The most famous play of Shakespeare is
Romeo and Juliet
King Lear
Macbeth
Hamlet
12
Elizabethan England was famous for
leaving the Christian religion.
its churches that were built during that time.
concepts like the Chain of Being.
its queen, Victoria
13
Shakespeare invented over 1500 new words for the English language
True
False
14
Most of his sonnets were addressed to a woman (dark lady)
False
True
15
Only rich people could watch a performance in Elizabethan England.
True
False
16
The Shakespearean sonnets consist of ...
14 lines
16 lines
12 lines
13 lines
17
Where are the Scottish king's crowned?
Scone
London
Dunsinane
Edinburgh
18
How many men rule as king in the play?
1
2
3
4

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