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1
Members of the general public who attended the theater were called
Groundhogs
Peasants
Groundlings
Proles
2
Who were "Lord Chamberlain's Men"?
A secret group of female actresses
Personal guards to Lord Chamberlain
Knights
A production company
3
If the audience didn't enjoy the show, what would they do?
Boycott the theater
Throw rotten fruit
Get their money back
Leave
4
A ____ is a play that traces the downfall of the main character; ends in catastrophe.
Tragedy
Rom-com
Comedy
History
5
This term refers to the years in which no records of Shakespeare have been found.
"The Later Years"
"The Lost Years"
"The Gone Years"
"The Romantic Years"
6
This is poetry written in UNRHYMED iambic pentameter
blanked out
no rhyme
blank verse
block rhyme
7
How old was Shakespeare when he got married?
15
20
52
18
8
a long speech a made to other characters who are also on stage
monologue
tragic hero
soliloquy
aside
9
fixed pattern of rhyme/meter, in which most lines contain five unstressed & stressed syllables
soliloquy
iambic pentameter
Aside
monologue
10
Where was Shakespeare Born?
Stratford-upon-Avon
Bristol
Liverpool
Manchester
11
Which one of Shakespeare's children died?
Susanna
Juliet
Hamnet
Judith
12
A brief remark only the audience can hear while other characters are on stage
monologue
soliloquy
tragic hero
aside
13
Why did theaters close in 1593?
The Theater burned down
The Queen died
The Puritans shut them down
The Bubonic Plague
14
What was the name of the theater where Shakespeare's plays were performed?
The Cube
The Earth
The Globe
Madison Square Garden
15
What was the highest level of education that Shakespeare completed?
College
High School
Grammar School
Elementary School
16
What is an epitaph?
A term for the special effects in the play
A disease
A long, dramatic speech
A tombstone inscription
17
A speech where a character is ALONE on stage revealing their private thoughts.
monologue
Tragic hero
aside
soliloquy
18
What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?
Juliet Capulet
Annie Hawthorne
Anne Hathaway
Juliet Montague
19
Where did the groundlings view the play from?
The pit (standing room) of the theater
All of the above
The balcony
The windows of the theater
20
During "The Lost Years", it is suspected that Shakespeare was...
all of the above
a school teacher
running from the law
a butcher's apprentice
